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Carey in Turkey discussing return to Istanbul Park

  • Published on 11 Apr 2017 15:44
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  • By: Fergal Walsh

The Turkish Grand Prix has been off the Formula 1 calendar since 2011, much to the disappointment of fans who hail it as one of the best race tracks produced in modern times.

However, the future could be bright for the event, as Chase Carey, new CEO of F1, is reportedly present in Turkey to discuss an option for a return to the track in the future. He is meeting President Recep Erdogan to see if there is any chance the race could reoccur in the coming seasons.

Since Liberty Media's acquisition of Formula 1 in January, they have outlined that they plan to add more events to a Formula 1 season, with Long Beach emerging as a serious possibility in the last couple of weeks.

The race in Istanbul Park was dropped after seven years due to poor promotion. There was a major lack of public interest, plus the fans who did decide to show up created major traffic jams which disrupted civilians and out-goers. 

The track has five different winners, with Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button all winning once, while Felipe Massa took the chequered flag for three consecutive years while racing for Ferrari.

 

Fergal Walsh 

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  • f1fan0101

    Posts: 1,804

    Would love if this happened, such a great track.. Would make up for the loss of Malaysia

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    • Apr 11 2017 - 16:37
  • Ramshoek2

    Posts: 1,579

    Only if the Turks vote NO to Erdogan's dictatorial ambitions.

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    • Apr 11 2017 - 16:51
    • Jutlandia

      Posts: 191

      I agree. If it was my decision, I would stay away from Turkey. Erdogan is a mad dog like Putin.

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      • Apr 11 2017 - 21:13
    • Wolfgang

      Posts: 313

      jutlandia,

      i don´t think putin is more "evil" or "bad" or whatever than Obama/Trump or whoever from the western world.
      But one thing is certainly clear: Erdogan is the worst or them all..

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      • Apr 12 2017 - 11:52

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