Round seven of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship, takes place at Istanbul Park this weekend. The 5.338km track, one of only two anti-clockwise laps on this year's calendar, is both technically challenging and physically demanding.
"Istanbul Park is quite a challenging circuit as it is one of very few tracks which runs anti-clockwise, just like my home circuit of Interlagos in Sao Paulo", comments Rubens Barrichello. "It's tough driving an anti-clockwise track as the muscles on that side of your neck aren't used as much throughout the year so we do some extra training to prepare as some of the quickest corners are also left-handers".
Jenson Button is looking forward to the event. "I really enjoy driving the circuit and have been quite competitive there. We've seen some excellent racing with good overtaking opportunities at turns one and three. You can also pass down the hill into turn nine and at turns twelve and thirteen if you brake late enough. Turn eight is the corner that everyone talks about and it's probably the longest corner that I've ever driven. It's quite high G-force, up to 5G for seven seconds, which puts a lot of stress on your neck. You have to be as smooth as possible through the triple apex and if you get it right and take it flat, then it is one of those corners where you exit with a huge smile having made up a lot of time."
The team will introduce new parts for the Turkey race. Ross Brawn commented; "Development work on the BGP 001 car has continued apace at the factory and we will be bringing a new front wing along with some aerodynamic updates and new rear suspension elements. Istanbul Park is a thoroughly modern race track which presents an interesting engineering challenge to get the best out of the car through the high-speed sections and the slower turns at the end of the lap".
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