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Ecclestone confirms talks over Turkish GP
5 December 2012

Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that he and the new management at Istanbul Park are meeting this week to discuss the potential return of the Turkish Grand Prix. The Formula 1 supremo has been searching for an extra race for the 2013 campaign after the planned New Jersey Grand Prix was forced into a one year postponement.

A meeting of the World Motorsport Council is taking place in the city of Istanbul throughout this week, with Ecclestone in attendance in a bid to resurrect the event.

"I am going to Istanbul to see if we can get the Turkish GP back before participating at the World Council,” Ecclestone explained to Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport.

Istanbul Park hosted the Turkish Grand Prix from 2005 to 2011. Felipe Massa is the most successful driver at the circuit, winning in 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively.

FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The date for the 2013 Grand Prix of Germany has been moved to 7 July, and 21 July has been reserved for another F1 European event, subject to the approval of the relevant ASNs.

Amendments have been made to the 2013 and 2014 Sporting and Technical Regulations:

2013 F1 Technical Regulations

More stringent front wing deflection tests have been introduced.

Minor changes have been made to the front roll structure design.

There is an increase in minimum weight to compensate for an increase in tyre weight for 2013.

Deletion of the ‘force majeure’ allowance when a car stops on the track in qualifying. The FIA will determine how much fuel the car would have used to get back to the pits and add it to the one litre sample minimum.

All chassis will now have higher static loads applied to them (formerly only one chassis was tested to the higher loads with subsequent chassis being tested to 20% lower proof loads).

2013 F1 Sporting Regulations

For safety reasons, use of the DRS during practice will now only be allowed in the place(s) it will be used on the track in the race.

The team personnel curfew will be extended from six to eight hours on Thursday night and only two exceptions will be allowed during a season (formerly four).

2014 F1 Technical Regulations

A new draft with numerous changes was discussed and agreed by the F1 Technical Working Group and Powertrain Working Group.

The requirement for cars to be driven exclusively under electric power in the pit lane has been postponed until 2017.

A number of changes have been made to the power unit regulations with the aim of limiting technology in some areas in order to reduce development costs.

Changes made to bodywork design, originally aimed at reducing downforce and drag for increased efficiency, have reverted to 2012 specification.

The minimum weight limit has been raised to compensate for additional power unit weight.

So DRS will still be allowed anywhere in Qualifying? I thought the change applied to Q too and not just FP hmm...

Changes made to bodywork design, originally aimed at reducing downforce and drag for increased efficiency, have reverted to 2012 specification

Anyone knows if Europsport will show the Fia Gala?? (not live ofcourse)
Or any other channel? Cand find any info.

BTW: any bets that Austin will win the prize for the best organiser??

BTW: any bets that Austin will win the prize for the best organiser??

well, at least this time it will be a very deserving one, imho.

Political choices apart, this year the US GP really was a great introduction in the calendar. The circuit is okay, it gave no headache to anybody, in terms of infra-structure, and a massive crowed attended the location with no major troubles, as far as I know.