Ferrari will not use new nose in Turkey

The Maranello squad introduced the concept in a test prior to the Spanish Grand Prix and then used it during the race weekend in Barcelona, where the team took a commanding one-two, with Kimi Raikkonen leading Felipe Massa.

Despite its success, however, Ferrari will not be using it in Istanbul due to the low-downforce nature of the circuit.

The new nose is likely to return at the Monaco Grand Prix at the end of the month.

"We hope to maintain our momentum from the past two victories here in Istanbul and from the last three consecutive wins so far this season," said team manager Luca Baldisserri.

"The cars used by Kimi and Felipe are basically to the same specification as those that were used in Spain, with the exception that at Istanbul Park we will not use the slotted nose.

"This is because this solution is much more efficient at medium to high downforce levels, whereas Turkey requires less downforce.

"The new nose worked very well, but as we said when we gave it its race debut in Barcelona, we would only use it at circuits where we deem it will bring us an advantage over a more conventional component."