Posted by It’s the Turkish grand prix this weekend and as ever, Badger’s here to give you the lowdown on the venue for the big race with our corner-by-corner guide to the track. Have a watch of the video below, featuring yet another new voiceover…
So that’s the track – and you can’t help but notice that everyone talks about the ‘magical’, ‘immense’ or ‘amazing’ turn eight ahead of the this grand prix – yes it’s an impressive corner… but there’s one slight problem with it… the best corners in Formula One have iconic names – names that evoke memories of the great overtakes, the the breathtaking bravery and the sometimes-terrifying accidents that have occurred there. Spa’s Eau Rouge, 130R at Suzuka and the Swimming Pool at Monaco are just a few of the names that we can link so closely to the corners they describe.
Turn 8 - can you name it?
But the brilliant turn 8 at the Istanbul Park Circuit, home of this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix, doesn’t have a name. Well, it’s called turn 8, but that’s hardly inspiring, is it? This is a superb quadruple apex corner that F1 drivers seem united in their praise for, with many rating it as being up there with the sport’s great challenges. Surely it’s deserving of a better name than ‘turn 8′?
So what should it be called? Badger reckons you, our loyal and oh-so-imaginative readers, should have a go at naming this great corner. What have you got? – let us know in the comments…
How about korkunç Corner? Apparently, that’s Turkish for Awesome….
Hehe, it does make sense – it’s an awesome corner!
Why not name it after the driver who makes the most spectacular c*ck up there this year?
Name it the “Turn of Awesomeness”!
I’d say Encore, cause it keep on going…
Maybe “Encorner” !?
How about ‘Sekiz tane çevir’.
With a big thank you to translation.babylon.com…
That’s what you get if you translate ‘Turn Eight’ into Turkish on their website.
Although when you translate it back the word ‘kernels’ has suddenly appeared from nowhere. I wouldn’t recommend translation.babylon.com for translating sensistive diplomatic or business papers…
What about Barry? or Michelle
Or how’s about the Flinger? In R-Factor (CTDP F1 2006), you simply have to fling yourself into it and hope you’ve picked the perfect line so as to apex somewhere in the middle whilst slightly backing off the throttle. At least, that’s what I have to do, though I’m a crap racer.
The Fling of Faith?
I’ll stop now
How about ‘The Quadrapex’, boring and epic in one fail swoop
No Return, The corner of
How about The Knife Edge? Other names maybe not as sharp -Sling Shot, Catapult, Boomerang or Horseshoe.
The Neckbreaker.
It’s got to be Webber, surely – the first driver to take it flat to the mat.
How about “Compass” – I’m thinking 4 corners in one here.
On Turkish television, the presenters said that sort of a survey was accomplished among turkish fans and they came up with “Ottoman”, which refers directly to the “ottoman slap”, a very popular idiom in Turkey. Besides, the equivalent for the number 8 in italian happens to be “Otto”. So it makes great sense and i agree with them!