According to the statements made by the TOSFED president, Formula 1 can return to Turkey in 2026 if real efforts are made. However, for this, the company that will enter the tender will have to provide some guarantees to the FIA.
Considered the most prestigious motor sports organization in the world Formula 1, has a turbulent past in Turkey. F1, which we could only follow on TV for many years, temporarily came to our country again during the pandemic period and hosted one of the most exciting races of the calendar year, attracting many F1 enthusiasts.Why isn’t Türkiye on the calendar?” he said.
The “fight” between InterCity, which has been the operator of Istanbul Park for many years, and TOSFED partially revealed why Formula 1 could not come to our country permanently. However, as a guest on Bloomberg HT TOSFED President Eren Üçlertoprağı’s latest statements have managed to excite F1 fans in Turkey again.
Formula 1 may come to Turkey again in 2026!
“There are seven countries whose contracts with Formula 1 will expire in 2026.” Üçlertoprağı said, adding that there are problems in the race in 2021 as well as financial reasons why Formula 1 cannot be held in Turkey at the moment, and that if there is a new company to enter the Formula 1 tender, necessary They will provide “lobby” support he stated.
TOSFED President Eren Üçlertoprağı’s statements are as follows:
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TOSFED President Eren Üçlertoprağı was a guest on the ‘Business World’ program presented by Didem Arslanoğlu on Bloomberg HT channel:
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There are seven countries whose contracts with Formula 1 will expire in 2026. If a will is put forward, F1 can return to our country in 2026.
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In our country, there is a very qualified Formula 1 audience, very expert friends, and very serious F1 social media accounts.
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Currently, the reasons why Formula 1 cannot be organized include financial issues as well as the problems experienced in the last race in 2021.
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We held some informal negotiations for F1 to return to Turkey.
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Istanbul Park specifications should not scare private companies; Construction investment costs will definitely return within 30 years of operation.
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If a new company wins the tender, we, as the Federation, will use all our connections on behalf of our country.
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As TOSFED, we are ready to provide all kinds of sports support, free of charge, to companies that want to enter the tender for the benefit of our country and to carry out the necessary lobbying activities for F1 to return to our country.