the best corner in Formula One
There are a number of contenders for the title "the best corner in Formula One". There is the roller-coaster switchback ride of Eau Rouge at Spa, the almost flat-out right handed flick of Copse Corner at Silverstone or the equally challenging 130R at Suzuka. However most drivers will tell you that, despite its relatively unassuming name, Turn 8 at Istanbul Park circuit is the ‘the big one'. They love it. Circuit designer Hermann Tilke often draws criticism for his "Tilkedromes". Critics complain that in the late 1990s he created a series of look-alike tracks, each of which produced dull races. However, when in 2005 Istanbul Park hosted the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix the track proved to be a winner with the drivers. The anti-clockwise design unashamedly copies some of the great corners at other tracks in the world. The first three corners are identical to the Senna-S combination at Interlagos. However Turn 8 is unique. The ultra-long, quadruple apex corner...