[reuters.com] Motor racing Turkey's Istanbul Park to host F1 for at least 5 years from 2027

https://www.reuters.com/sports/formula1/motor-racing-turkeys-istanbul-park-host-f1-least-5-years-2027-2026-04-24/

ANKARA, April 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's Istanbul Park circuit will return to the Formula One calendar from 2027 for at least five years, the Turkish presidency said on Friday, marking the culmination ‌of Turkey's years-long campaign to return to the sport.

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Microw@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 114d (2 replies)

President Tayyip Erdogan is set to officially announce the deal at an event on Friday afternoon in Istanbul, alongside F1's Chief Executive Officer Stefano Domenicali and Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of ⁠the sport's governing body FIA.

Erdogan pre-announcing the announcement to the media, tf is he doing?

hagelslager@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 114d (1 reply)

At least not trying to start or wage a war (for now), unlike other criminals leading countries.

Microw@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 114d

No worries, he has used his his number of invasions and occupations in the last decade