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Behind the scenes at Istanbul

AUTOSPORT's group F1 editor Jonathan Noble brings more tales from the paddock after the Turkish Grand Prix weekend

There was a time in Formula 1 when the start of the European season meant we travelled to the rolling beauty of the hills of the Emilia Romagna region in Italy for Imola, or the fun-filled streets of the metropolis that is Barcelona.

Instead, F1's European season in 2011 started in... Asia - with the Turkish Grand Prix getting a slot earlier in the calendar to be the first of the non-flyaway events of the year.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.