rFactor 2 Round 4 Istanbul Park

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Istanbul Park​

The former venue of the Turkish Grand Prix is located in crossing of boundaries of Pendik and Tuzla districts on the Asian side of Istanbul, close to the junction of Kurtköy on the north side of the Motorway 4, linking Istanbul to Ankara. It is adjacent to the newly constructed Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and is surrounded by forests and fields.

The Istanbul Park racing circuit was one of only five circuits running anticlockwise in the 2011 Formula One season, the others being Autódromo José Carlos Pace (used for the Brazilian Grand Prix), the Marina Bay Street Circuit (used for the Singapore Grand Prix), the Korea International Circuit (used for the Korean Grand Prix) and the Yas Marina Circuit (used for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix). The circuit is 5.338 km (3.317 mi) long, with an average width of 15 m (49 ft) ranging from 14 to 21.5 m (46 to 71 ft), and covers over 2.215 million square metres (547 acres). With a total of 14 corners, the sharpest with a radius of merely 15 m (49 ft), the circuit runs over four different ground levels with a start/finish straight over 650 m (2,133 ft) in length. The total race distance of the Turkish Grand Prix is 309.356 km (192.225 mi) over 58 laps.

The track has capacity for approximately 125,000 spectators. The main grandstand has a seating capacity of 25,000 spectators, with natural ground stands and temporary stands allowing for around 100,000 more people. The paddock buildings are two-level structures; the ground floor reserved for racing teams, the upper floor serving as hospitality areas, with an additional viewing capacity of 5,000 seats. At each end of the paddock, there are two 7-story VIP towers.

The circuit and its facilities were designed by the well-known racetrack architect Hermann Tilke, who said he designed the track to try to catch the drivers out. The inaugural Turkish Grand Prix certainly caught the drivers out, with many drivers spinning off throughout the weekend.


Turn 8 has rapidly become the most famous corner of the track.
Turn 8 (nicknamed "Diabolica" by some in reference to Monza's Curva Parabolica) particularly caught the imagination. The corner is a fast, sweeping corner with four apexes, similar to one of the multi-apex sections of the old Nürburgring. Spectators and drivers alike raved about Turn 8, comparing it to legendary corners such as Eau Rouge and 130R. The circuit itself has already been compared to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Another notable corner is Turn 1, a sharp downhill left-hander immediately after the front straight. This corner has been nicknamed by some as the "Turkish Corkscrew" in reference to the famous Corkscrew at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Both the 2006 F1 and MotoGP races at the circuit featured multiple incidents at this corner. A third noteworthy area is the uphill kink in the middle of the back straight; due to its similarity to Eau Rouge, it has been jokingly referred to as "Faux Rouge".

The circuit is not, however, without its critics. After qualifying, Jenson Button claimed that the track was getting bumpier as the weekend went on, particularly at Turn 8, which was what caused so many drivers to spin off. This harks back to another circuit designed by Hermann Tilke, Shanghai International Circuit, which is said to be sinking in places because it was built on the site of a former swamp. Jarno Trulli was notable for his lukewarm feeling towards the circuit, saying that he felt the circuit was easy to learn, and that good performance was down more to the car than the driver.

 

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I know how you feel Erick ! lol seriously I do …. I'm a back marker most of the time & sometimes it's hard to just sit there & be lapped . But even knowing that I find great racing , Today I took myself out of a few positions by being to aggressive on the gas trying to somehow find where I'm so far off pace by pushing in the wrong spots . Its a learning curve & once you start to understand how to go slower to be faster it all starts to happen , meaning slow (under control) in & early out , back on the gas asap threw the apex's , its not the law tho , some situations you need to be late in like the last section of sector 3 after the long run up the hill (one of the places I was good today lol) ..
In practice take it easy for a few laps Lining up the apex's at slow speeds without pushing this will teach you where your best exits will be & where you can late break .. smooth is fast !


I had a fun race thanks Toni for the PCC set ! man it was fast , umm well he was with it ..instantly started dropping from my 16th pole spot , but 17th and back must have had issues as there was a gap .. went for 3sc's back 7sec's back 12sec's back lol as the pack of 15th & on pulled away , & trying to push I spun .., ok long race anything can happen !
Spent the first half of the race trying to be a good back marker ..lol

Then After 15 20 laps being passed by the LMP2's a few times I saw another GT3 car up ahead ! another 911,it was Karl always great racing with you Karl ! You defended beautifully lap after lap as I kept looking for a way around lol then with around 10-12 min to go I got greedy again and on the gas to soon & around she went , We had our own private PCC 911 cup race going on up to then lol , I kept pushing tho & by the last min I had closed from 7sec's back to 2 and could see him up ahead ! but it was to little to late ..lol

Had a lot of fun none the less ! see you next round ! we are going Down Under !! The Mountain , I keep getting visions of pin ball machines on the down hill …


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Those sneaky guys where fuel saving. You know, short-shifting and lifting the throttle early before the braking zone

 

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I didn't bother to save fuel, because I want to go flat out always. I can't help myself .

Yeah Andrew, I was daydreaming a few times and missed my braking points. I bet I got your attention when I showed up in your mirrors on the last lap LOL . I saw that you were hampered by a GT3 in sector 3, so it was very close to the finish line. But when you got into the chicane first, I knew you had it.
Excellent drive and strategy man, well deserved!!

Also grats to Roberto Balli for his GT3 win. Good effort!