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Event Information:
The
Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix is an
F1 motor
race that was first held on August
21, 2005 as part of the 2005 Formula
One season. It is held at the newly
built Istanbul Park Circuit,
constructed by famous German civil
engineer Hermann Tilke. The circuit
is one of four anti-clockwise
circuits on the 2009 Formula One
season calendar along with Yas
Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, the
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
and the Autódromo José Carlos Pace,
Brazil. The Autodromo Enzo e Dino
Ferrari in Imola, Italy, venue for
the San Marino Grand Prix - on the
F1 schedule from 1981-2006 - is also
an anti-clockwise circuit.
Tilke
has stressed how the track follows
the contours of the land, which dips
and falls. This is in contrast to
some of his other recent tracks, the
topography of which did not allow
such variation. It takes an
influence from many of the worlds
best race tracks. Turn 1 is very
similar to the first corner of the
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil
and has also been compared with the
"corkscrew" at Laguna Seca. There is
a flat-out kink on a hill similar to
Eau Rouge corner at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps;
fans have jokingly referred to this
as "Faux Rouge."
Turn 8
is probably the best corner on the
track. This wickedly fast and long
turn has been nicknamed "Diabolica",
a play on Curva Parabolica at Monza.
It is a quadruple apex corner with a
load of 5g (5 times the acceleration
of gravity) for 4 seconds. It is
actually 4 corners joined together.
Many drivers have found this to be
one of the trickiest corners in
Formula 1.
For
the race was put in doubt due
to the fact that Bernie Ecclestone
wanted to double the fees for
hosting the race. However Ecclestone
confirmed that would have a
20-race calendar; no races would be
taken off and there would be the
addition of the Indian Grand Prix.
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