土耳其大奖赛大规模回归改革内幕
土耳其大奖赛与F1签署五年协议，将于2027年重返赛历。赛事方计划扩建围场、改善交通与观众体验，并首次获得政府全面支持。
尽管车手们喜爱这条赛道（尤其是标志性的8号弯），且其紧邻F1钟爱的目的地城市，土耳其大奖赛此前仍未能成为赛历上的固定赛事。
2005年高调加入后，它于2011年后被放弃。
赛事组织者因高昂的承办费而却步，政府不愿出资，F1掌门人伯尼·埃克莱斯顿则对缺乏推广导致上座率低迷感到不满。
它在新冠疫情期间的2020年和2021年短暂回归，随后再次淡出聚光灯。
快进到现在，随着一份五年协议将其重新列入2027年赛历，伊斯坦布尔公园周边的情况已大不相同，标志着这条赛道新篇章的开始。
一个关键点保持不变——赛道布局。
但在许多方面，土耳其大奖赛的管理层正计划改变许多事情。
The 比赛采访了土耳其汽车运动联合会（TOSFED）主席埃伦·乌切尔托普拉吉，以了解正在采取哪些措施，以及组织者为何有信心现在能长期立足。
扩建和现代化维修区及围场综合设施的工作已经启动。
正如乌切尔托普拉吉所解释的：“我们正在扩建围场，因此容量将翻倍。”
“基础设施将从零开始建设——从赛事控制中心开始，扩展到周边道路。”
一个明确的优先事项是改善车迷体验，目前正在努力尽可能覆盖更多看台。还将建设大型粉丝区。
大量精力也投入到确保赛道在企业招待方面达到要求，自土耳其大奖赛上次出现在赛历以来，这对F1来说已变得更加重要。
“我们正在研究顶级的二级招待服务——尤其是在我们著名的8号弯，”乌切尔托普拉吉补充道。“我们想给每个人提供最好的体验。”
伊斯坦布尔公园赛道的偏远位置意味着过去每天进出可能是个交通噩梦。
为了回归，组织者希望提供大大改善的体验，因此大量思考投入到确保赛道外的事情运转得更好。
乌切尔托普拉吉说：“我们希望优先考虑车迷体验，这从交通管控和管理开始。”
“周边道路已以新方式建造，以确保交通流量大大改善。”
土耳其大奖赛在2020年的回归引起了关注，因为车手们要应对极其湿滑的赛道表面——有人将其比作在溜冰场上比赛。
这种情况是由最后一刻重新铺设路面造成的，这意味着新铺沥青时释放的油类物质正在渗出。
2021年情况有所改善，高压水枪清洗帮助消除了进一步的麻烦，乌切尔托普拉吉表示这次应该无需担心任何问题，因为赛道应该会有良好的橡胶附着。
“我们不太喜欢在那么短的时间内重新铺设表层[2020年比赛前]，”他说。“那是一个新表面，在F1之前没有比赛。”
“表面将保持现在的样子，但每年伊斯坦布尔公园有30周的赛道活动，一旦我们完成翻新和升级，我们将在F1之前重新开始举办国内和国际比赛。”
土耳其大奖赛在2027年重返赛历，今年早些时候不可避免地引发了一些猜测，即如果F1需要替代中东赛事，它可能成为今年晚些时候某场比赛的候选。
但尽管提前获得档期的明显吸引力，乌切尔托普拉吉表示，仓促行事从来不在他的考虑范围内。
相反，他认为最好等到伊斯坦布尔公园的工作完全完成——而不是举办一个只准备好一半的赛事。
当被问及今年可能获得档期的可能性时，他说：“我们想要一场比赛，但是一场真正的比赛，一场为即将到来的赛季做好充分准备的比赛。”
“我没有与FIA或F1就[2026年比赛]进行过任何讨论，我也没有提出过请求。”
“我们有一个时间表。我想坚持我的时间表。”
如果卡塔尔和阿布扎比无法举办，伊莫拉反而成为F1赛季收官战的B计划。
与以往的一个关键区别是，土耳其大奖赛现在得到了政府更直接的支持。
此前土耳其政府拒绝帮助补贴赛事承办费，因为它更倾向于赛事仅由私营公司运营。
现在有了新安排，赛道所有权已移交体育部，体育部随即允许TOSFED接管整个设施的管理和推广。
乌切尔托普拉吉认为，这一安排为土耳其大奖赛提供了比以前更坚实的基础——这意味着它可以进行长期投资。
“有史以来第一次，我们得到了国家的大力支持，这次将得到国家的全面支持，”他说。
“TOSFED一直擅长从体育方面安排比赛，但现在作为推广方，我们也将把我们的专业知识和纪律带到商业方面。”
他补充道：“最糟糕的部分是，在我们管理之前，赛道由一家私营公司管理，他们的优先事项不是运动，不是车迷，不是F1。因此不幸的是，我们在车迷体验方面遇到了问题。”
英文原文
Despite a track that drivers loved (especially its iconic Turn 8), and it being right on the doorstep of the kind of destination city Formula 1 so loves, the Turkish Grand Prix had failed previously to establish itself as a permanent fixture on the calendar.
After arriving to much fanfare in 2005, it was dropped after 2011.
Race organisers had baulked at the high hosting fee, the government did not want to bankroll it, and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was left unhappy about a lack of promotion that meant race attendances were low.
It briefly returned during the Covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021 before once again falling away from the spotlight.
Fast forward to now and, with a five-year deal that has put it back on the calendar in 2027, the situation surrounding the Istanbul Park is very different and signals the start of a new chapter for Istanbul Park.
One critical thing is staying the same - the track configuration.
But on many fronts the Turkish Grand Prix’s bosses are planning to change a lot of things.
The Race has spoken to Eren Uclertopragi, president of the Turkish Automobile Federation (TOSFED), to find out what is being done and why organisers are confident it can now establish itself for the long term.
Work is already underway to expand and modernise the pits and paddock complex.
As Uclertopragi explains: “We are expanding the paddock, so the capacity will be doubled.
“The infrastructure will be done from scratch – beginning from race control and expanding to the surrounding roads.”
A clear priority is to improve the fan experience, with work going on to try to cover as many of the grandstands as possible. There will be expansive fan zones.
A lot of effort is also going into ensuring that the track delivers on the corporate hospitality front, which has become a lot more important for F1 since the last time the Turkish GP was on the calendar.
“We are looking into top quality secondary hospitality – especially at our famous Turn 8,” added Uclertopragi. “We want to give everyone the best experience that we can.”
The remote location of the Istanbul Park circuit meant in the past it could be a bit of a traffic headache getting in and out each day.
For its return, organisers want to deliver a much improved experience, which is why a lot of thought has gone into ensuring things work better outside the track.
Uclertopragi said: “We want to prioritise the fan experience, which starts with traffic control and management.
“The surrounding roads have been constructed in a new way to make sure traffic flow is much better.”
The Turkish GP’s return in 2020 grabbed attention as drivers battled an extremely slippery track surface - that some compared to racing on an ice rink.
The situation had been caused by last-minute resurfacing, which meant that the oils that are released when asphalt is freshly laid were being released.
The situation improved for 2021, with water blasting helping eradicate any further headaches, and Uclertopragi says there should be no concerns about any problems this time around because the track should be well rubbered in.
“We were not a big fan of resurfacing the layer with that short period of time [before the 2020 race],” he said. “It was a new surface and there were no races prior to F1.
“The surface will remain the same as it is now, but there are 30 weeks of track action around Istanbul Park every year and once we have finished the renovation and upgrades, we will start again holding national and international races prior to F1.”
The return of the Turkish GP to the calendar in 2027 inevitably prompted some speculation earlier in the year that it could be a contender for an event later this year if F1 needed some replacement for Middle East races.
But despite the obvious attraction of getting an early slot, Uclertopragi said that it was never on his radar to rush things.
Instead, he thinks it better to wait until work at Istanbul Park is properly finished - rather than hosting something that is only half ready.
“We want to have a race, but a proper race, a properly prepared race for the upcoming season,” he said when asked about the possibility of a potential slot this year.
“I haven't had any discussions with either the FIA or F1 [on a 2026 race] and I didn’t have a request for it.
“We have a timeline. I want to stick to my timeline.”
Imola has instead emerged as F1’s Plan B season finale if Qatar and Abu Dhabi cannot happen.
One key difference to before is that the Turkish Grand Prix has much more direct backing from the government.
Previously the Turkish government has declined to help subsidise the race hosting fees, as it preferred for the event to be run by private companies only.
Now there is a new arrangement with the track ownership transferred to the Ministry of Sports, which duly allowed TOSFED to take over management and promotion of the whole facility.
Uclertopragi believes this arrangement has given the Turkish GP a much more solid foundation in the past - which means it can invest for the long term.
“For the first time ever, we are receiving great support from our state, and this time it will be fully backed by the state,” he said.
“TOSFED has always been good at arranging races from the sporting side, but now we will bring our expertise and our discipline onto the commercial side as a promoter as well.”
He added: “The worst part was, prior to our management, the circuit was managed by a private company, and their priority was not the sport, not the fans, not F1. So we unfortunately had problems with regards to the fan experience.”
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