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The Istanbul Speedpark is a newly
constructed circuit, which means the surface
is mostly nice and smooth and it has
everything in modern equipment surrounding
the track... but don't think it will be an
easy ride just because of that!
It features steep elevation changes and lots
of challenging corner combinations for the drivers and cars.
The "Turn 8" complex is already
becoming legendary with it's 4 apex
full throttle experience, this is a place
where nerves of steel can win you an
advantage.
The track layout sports an interesting mix
of tight and blind corners and very fast
sweeping corners, making this a track where
finding the best possible setup for your car
can be a team engineers nightmare. It is a
very tough track to be consistently fast on
as you are never allowed to find an easy
rythm. Winning here will be a rewarding
experience.
Despite it's relative short history this
track has already hosted races in all the
major motorsports series already, DTM,
MotoGP, WTCC, F1, FIA GT & LMS to name some.
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Gabriele
TARQUINI – SEAT
Sport Italia
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3rd in Race 1,
1st in Race 2 |
“I hoped to
be faster in
the first
race but
unfortunately
the BMW was
quicker and
the best I
could
achieve was
third. I
changed
tactics for
this event
because I
had nothing
to lose. I
attacked as
hard as
possible in
Race 1 and a
podium was
really good.
In the very
difficult
conditions
of the
second race
my car was
uncatchable
and I set
the fastest
lap. I lost
some
positions
through a
mistake in
the initial
stages of
the race but
I recovered.
I don’t know
why I was
fast in Race
2, perhaps
it was
because I
risked a lot
more than
the other
drivers.””
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Alessandro
ZANARDI
– BMW
Team
Italy-Spain
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1st
in Race 1,
9th in Race
2 |
“The
race
win
is
absolutely
fantastic
and
very
special.
Though
the
one
I
had
last
year
at
Oschersleben
is
unbeatable
emotionally
because
it
was
first
since
my
come-back.
But
it
has
been
one
year
and
my
legs
didn’t
grow
back
so
it’s
still
tough
and
to
win
is
still
such
an
achievement.”
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Nicola
LARINI –
Chevrolet
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7th
in Race
1, 3rd
in Race
2 |
“I
love
to
drive
in
the
wet
and
the
car
was
good.
The
fight
between
Terting
and
I
caused
damage
to
my
front
tyres
and
by
the
last
three
laps
it
was
quite
unbearable.
I
was
determined
to
get
my
first
podium
in
the
WTCC
so I
made
it
very
difficult
to
overtake
and
it
worked.”
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Stefano
D’ASTE –
Proteam
Motorsport
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12th in
Race 1,
11th in
Race 2 |
“I
had
a
big
problem
with
my
clutch
in
both
races.
In
the
second
race
I
couldn’t
use
it
at
all
and
it
was
so
slippery.
It
was
extremely
difficult
to
drive
and
I
really
had
to
anticipate
the
braking
points
to
avoid
locking
the
rear
wheels
and
spinning.
Tom
Coronel
and
I
had
a
tough,
fun
fight
over
the
last
two
laps
and
I
was
able
to
overtake
him
on
the
last
three
corners
of
the
race.”
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Tom
CORONEL
– GR
Asia
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8th
in Race
1, 12th
in Race
2 |
“It
was
quite
difficult
to
win
the
independent
Race
1
because
I
came
from
17th
on
the
grid
and
everybody
was
hitting
each
other.
I
was
clever
and
went
through
the
traffic
before
having
a
good
fight
with
Rangoni,
Farfus
and
Tavano.”
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