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Istanbul is close to returning
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/...principle-after-carey-meets-president-892757/
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/...principle-after-carey-meets-president-892757/
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I struggle to believe this story. Apparently Chase Carey met with Erdogăn where they came to an agreement. But there's no way Erdogăn would agree to meet with someone who has a more awesome mustache tham him.
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I'm surprised someone from CNN hasn't blamed McLaren Honda's problems on "Russian Hacking"
But when has terrible politics ever stopped F1 before? F1 was in South Africa in the 80s (and was refered to as "the most colourful GP on the calander..."). Correct me if I'm wrong, but they were in Argentina in the 70s. They went to Bahrain when the majority the Sunni population was protesting the oppressive Shia (spelling?) government - F1 personal needed police escorts to and from the track, and they raced in front of empty grand stands because no one was allowed in. They have a GP in Mexico right now, and that government hasn't finished washing it's hands of the blood of bus fulls worth of college kids being slaughtered by cartels, with the help of local police.
It sucks, but if you drag politics into things, there isn't a single country on earth that could host an international sporting event with "completely clean hands". Best case scenario is you can use an event like F1 or FIFA to bridge gaps and find common ground with people you might otherwise oppose.
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I'm surprised someone from CNN hasn't blamed McLaren Honda's problems on "Russian Hacking"
But when has terrible politics ever stopped F1 before? F1 was in South Africa in the 80s (and was refered to as "the most colourful GP on the calander..."). Correct me if I'm wrong, but they were in Argentina in the 70s. They went to Bahrain when the majority the Sunni population was protesting the oppressive Shia (spelling?) government - F1 personal needed police escorts to and from the track, and they raced in front of empty grand stands because no one was allowed in. They have a GP in Mexico right now, and that government hasn't finished washing it's hands of the blood of bus fulls worth of college kids being slaughtered by cartels, with the help of local police.
It sucks, but if you drag politics into things, there isn't a single country on earth that could host an international sporting event with "completely clean hands". Best case scenario is you can use an event like F1 or FIFA to bridge gaps and find common ground with people you might otherwise oppose.
That's precisely why I ended my post with "Another time & place." Also, don't forget in the 1970's F1 raced in Spain under the rule of Generalissimo Franco and in Brazil under Ernesto Geisel... That's why I usually keep "Outside" politics and racing separate until they genuinely cross paths.
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Excited to see that Turkey may be coming back as a racing venue, I always enjoyed the racing on that circuit.
Agree that it's one of the very best of the Tilke tracks. I said it elsewhere, but I would say that track and COTA are the best of the purpose built Tilkes.
Agree that it's one of the very best of the Tilke tracks. I said it elsewhere, but I would say that track and COTA are the best of the purpose built Tilkes.
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Best Tilkedrome is one that has been bulldozed.
Cota wasn't designed by Tilke by the way.
Cota wasn't designed by Tilke by the way.
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I've attended a couple races there, so I am admittedly biased. TV does it little justice, but I am sure that can be said of many of the circuits.
Well, the concept of the layout was formed by the promoter, and it's generally a mishmash of corners from a lot of other circuits, or inspired by them.
But everything I can find says Tilke was involved in the final design. I think it's a point of pedantry.
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Which one's that?
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There's a message in there though, as ever with Bernie.... if you want to make money then charge a lot of money. He's saying that his way was the right way as a business man, that's couched in "Liberty don't seem to want to make money". Taking British English at face value doesn't always work.
