Bernie brings Turkish delight

Last updated at 11:56 23 April 2007


Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has guaranteed the future of the Turkish Grand Prix for at least the next 15 years.

Ecclestone has taken control of management rights for the Istanbul Park

circuit, that hosted a round of the MotoGP at the weekend.

Explaining his decision, he said: "F1 needs to be in this part of the world.

"I am very proud of what has been built here in Turkey and it has opened

people's eyes worldwide to what can happen in Turkey.

"This is not a profitable investment for me. It is honestly the worst deal I

have ever been in.

"So if you ask why we are still in, I would say that Istanbul Park is the

best race track in the world, that I believed in Istanbul and that it would

bring advantages in the long term.

"It is like going to China. Everyone thought I was stark raving mad to take

F1 to China, but we needed to be there and that is also the case for Turkey."

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