[06/02/05 - 02:36]
Turkish GP getting ready
Preparation work in Istanbul
The Bahrain and Chinese Grands Prix made their debut during the 2004 s
eason. This year, a new round of the F1 championship will be added as
well: the Turkish Grand Prix.
Only one driver had the opportunity to visit the site: Mark Webber. The
Australian driver made a stop to Turkey last May and visited the site of
the circuit, the Istanbul Otodrom.
The 5.3 km track is taking shape and will be ready on time for the Grand
Prix scheduled on 21 August 2005, which confirmed Bernie Ecclestone (he
visited Istanbul at the beginning of January 2005).
"It will be a nice track," said Mark Webber, who was impressed by the
magnitude of the work in process. "It is a bit strange to walk on the soil
where the main straight will eventually be but we can see that things are
shaping up. The amount of work that has been done in such a short period
of time is very impressive."
"I know that the Turkish people are very proud of this project and I am
sure that the first Grand Prix here will be a major event for the whole
country and a great challenge for the teams and drivers who will participate
to the race," added Webber in the press conference organised by the local
media.
Designed by Herman Tilke, the architect who was also responsible for
designing other new F1 tracks such as Bahrain and China, the Turkish
circuit will have 14 corners - 8 to the left and 6 to the right (and also
4 straights). The main grandstand of the Istanbul Otodrom will have a
capacity of 25 000 people. The overall capacity of the site is 130 000
seats.
Hugo GIGUERE
c CAPSIS International
資料來源：http://f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html
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又是Herman Tilke......Orz
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Mika Hakkinen -- Born: September 28, 1968 F1 driver: 1991-2001
Career: 20 wins, 51 podium finishes, 26 poles, 25 fastest laps, 420 points
1998 F1: West McLaren Mercedes, World Champion, 100 points
(8 wins, 11 podium finishes, 9 poles, 6 fastest laps)
1999 F1: West McLaren Mercedes, World Champion, 76 points
(5 wins, 10 podium finishes, 11 poles, 6 fastest laps)
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