Formula 1: FIA Confirms Istanbul Park ‘Water Flooded’ Ahead of F1 Return
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The latest news from the world of Formula 1 confirms that Turkish GP Circuit, the Istanbul Park has undergone water-blasting treatment in a bid to increase the grip following the chaos that unfolded in the same race last year. After the F1 season was re-commenced after a 9-year hiatus in 2020, due to various tracks being unavailable because of travel restrictions during covid.
Returning to the calendar for a second successive season, the track was resurfaced but as this took place only a few weeks before the event, oils were still prevalent on the surface, severely affecting the grip levels that were exacerbated by Pirelli providing the three hardest compounds.
Istanbul Park – Turkish GP Track Being Water Flooded
Confirming the teams had been notified of the procedure, FIA race director Michael Masi said as stated by GPFans, “Regularly each season we do send an update to the teams [notifying them] of any circuit changes for any upcoming events, be they barriers, fences, dates, whatever it may be, areas of resurfacing.
“So yes, the surface in Turkey has been effectively water blasted, which is a regular treatment that happens.
“We’ve seen it regularly used in Singapore, as an example, where the public roads that are used, they are resurfaced quite regularly because of the movement so that is what has happened there along with a few other changes.”
Suggested to Masi, the circuit made a mistake with its preparations in 2020, he replied, “I think it was just a matter of timing last year. I think we said that at the time, that it was literally just a matter of timing and they have rectified accordingly.”
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