Can you name Turn 8? - The Turkish Track Guide

- Published on May 26th, 2010 by Adam Milleneuve

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...

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