Turkish GP 2005 - Istanbul

[RH1300S]

Has anyone looked at the track. In an idle moment, I searched for images this moring.

It looks very interesting, could be a good RACING circuit and it certainly looks challenging.

The only thing I would say is that, in common with most new tracks, the acres of tarmac run-off mean that the careless driver will not pay much of a price for an excursion. A separate discussion really, but on the one hand you keep a lot of cars racing (good), on the other just as long as drivers don't get hurt - there is SOMETHING SPECIAL about high risk corners that separate the brave from the merely quick.

[jaslfc]

the track looks good.. but with the current f1 rules.. there was not much difference between the tracks because the cars cannot overtake..

[RH1300S]

Agreed, the aero rules cause a problem. But I was looking at the track layout (it's anti-clockwise) and there seems to be at least one place where you have a slow (non aero I hope) section, followed by a long kinked straight into another slow section.