The chatter ahead of f1s return to istanbul park for the first time since 2011 was bound to be dominated by talk of the tracks iconic turn 8 corner.

Turkish grand prix circuit turn 8. Massa was something of an istanbul specialist during his f1 career winning three consecutive turkish grands prix with ferrari from 2006 to 2008. But according to three time turkish grand prix winner felipe massa the fabled turn should be easily flat out in the current generation of cars. F1 is set to confirm the return of the.

The crown jewel of intercity istanbul park however remains turn 8 an incredibly fast bumpy multi apex downhill left hander thats a proper test of drivers commitment. Sebastian vettel is back in turkey nine years after the last grand prix was held at istanbul park a race which he won. The high speed multi apex downhill left hander earned the nickname diabolica from some of the drivers but three time turkish grand prix winner felipe massa expects the modern f1 cars to go.