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Bernie's wet GP wish granted

F1's travelling correspondents encountered wet weather in Turkey.

"First off the plane in Istanbul," wrote the Daily Mirror's Byron Young on Twitter.  "It's raining!"

Agreed The Times' Kevin Eason: "Arrived Istanbul. Looks like a wet weekend in Rotherham (UK). Soaking."

Reuters columinist Alan Baldwin wrote: "Car wipers all the way to hotel."

'REQUEST FULFILLED'

Red Bull posted the following on Twittter: "Australia = rain; Malaysia = rain; China = a bit of rain; Turkey = rain.  Mr Ecclestone's wet weather request seems to have been fulfilled."

Well-known photography agency Sutton Images said on arrival in Turkey: "It's cold and damp today, weather not looking good for weekend."

Surmised Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen: "Sounds like its going to be (a) cool and maybe wet weekend."
 
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