Turkey - Istanbul - 26 August 2007


Race facts


nº of laps-58
Circuit length-5.340km
lap record- J.P.Montoya
Race distance-309.720km




This race track, designed by Hermann Tilke has been built expressly to host Formula One in the region and the new banked turn will be a key point on the track.


ferrariforever

Ferrari should be good here. It should suit the longer wheelbase much better.

Felipe has good memories of his first win here last year so he will be carrying those good memories forward, and he will be keen to get over Hungary. With Kimi's showing at Hungary I think Ferrari will be strong :)

Ferrari have the only 2 drivers to ever win at Turkey, so it should be a Ferrari win and this is a track that suits Ferrari

that's true!!!!
let's go win this track...

hugs

ferrariforever

The 14-turn Istanbul Park circuit is typical of the modern layouts, typified by the circuits in Bahrain and Shanghai, in that it features an extremely long straight which means top speed is a critical performance factor in determining a good race set-up. Ideally, teams would run more downforce than they are able to, in order to gain time through the high- and medium-speed corners, but the long straight after turn 10 shifts the compromise towards a low-medium set-up in order to achieve competitive top speeds - and to allow the drivers either to overtake, or defend their position against rivals.
The circuit is the newest on the calendar, and still in good condition. The surface is generally smooth and the kerbs are not particularly aggressive. This allows the engineers to use relatively stiff suspension settings and low ride heights to optimise aerodynamic performance, to achieve a good change of direction in the technical portions and to give good stability in the high-speed corners. The only exception to this is in turn 8, where several large bumps can disrupt the car and cause oversteer. Generally, the drivers adjust their line to avoid the bumps, rather than compromising the car set-up to cope with them.
The braking demands of the circuit are not particularly severe in overall terms, but the braking zone into turn 12 is critical as this is the main overtaking opportunity. The drivers must be able to attack this braking event with confidence when battling wheel-to-wheel, while overshooting the corner can be very costly on a timed lap.
The overall energy put through the tyres in Istanbul is close to that seen in Silverstone, and Bridgestone will make available the same combination of medium and hard compound tyres as it did for the British Grand Prix. Teams pay particular attention to the front tyres, and the right-front in particular, as they have a very hard time in the long, high-speed turn 8

:D

Ferrariforever

Amazing one-two...

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=40446

Congrats to both Ferrari drivers. They performed very well under immense pressure :)

Good Race , I wont yet to give up neither to lose any faith on Kimi , Alonso is a lucky driver lol

http://www.kolumbus.fi/jj/pics/Istanbul_2007_F1_GP_09.jpg

FANTASTIC RACE for ferrari and Monza and Spa is also quite the Ferrari track