<p>The Istanbul event was included on a record 21-race calendar for 2012 issued by the governing FIA in June but rumours in the Hungarian Grand Prix paddock have been rife that F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is planning big changes. <br /><br />"I think it is always sad when you lose a Grand Prix from the calendar. We are sorry to see Turkey go," McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale told reporters on Friday. <br /><br />Empty stands have characterised the unloved race since it appeared in 2005 and next year will see the return of the United States Grand Prix at a new track in Austin, squeezing space on the calendar. <br /><br />Autosport has reported that next year's Bahrain Grand Prix, cancelled this season because of political turmoil, could be moved to the end of 2012 from the start to give the country time to sort out its problems.<br /><br />Hamilton fastest<br /><br />McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, a surprise winner last weekend in Germany, continued to shine when he was fastest in both practice sessions on Friday for the Hungarian Grand Prix. <br />The Briton showed his love of the ageing circuit by setting the pace on a cloudy day with a quickest lap in the second session of one minute, 21.018 seconds. <br /><br />Force India drivers Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil warmed up impressively with a top-10 finish. Resta finished ninth with the fastest lap time of 1:22.835, just ahead of Sutil, who clocked 1:22.981.</p>
<p>The Istanbul event was included on a record 21-race calendar for 2012 issued by the governing FIA in June but rumours in the Hungarian Grand Prix paddock have been rife that F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is planning big changes. <br /><br />"I think it is always sad when you lose a Grand Prix from the calendar. We are sorry to see Turkey go," McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale told reporters on Friday. <br /><br />Empty stands have characterised the unloved race since it appeared in 2005 and next year will see the return of the United States Grand Prix at a new track in Austin, squeezing space on the calendar. <br /><br />Autosport has reported that next year's Bahrain Grand Prix, cancelled this season because of political turmoil, could be moved to the end of 2012 from the start to give the country time to sort out its problems.<br /><br />Hamilton fastest<br /><br />McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, a surprise winner last weekend in Germany, continued to shine when he was fastest in both practice sessions on Friday for the Hungarian Grand Prix. <br />The Briton showed his love of the ageing circuit by setting the pace on a cloudy day with a quickest lap in the second session of one minute, 21.018 seconds. <br /><br />Force India drivers Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil warmed up impressively with a top-10 finish. Resta finished ninth with the fastest lap time of 1:22.835, just ahead of Sutil, who clocked 1:22.981.</p>