TURKISH FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX

Fantastic - seats directly facing the starting straight at the first corner - beer and burgers toilets aplenty - good security - WARNING gets suprisingly hot 37 c whilst we were there and no shelter....book early and you can have more of a choice -

Oh and by the way -- couldnt help noticing TWO brits on the podium ! perfect

This was my first time to F1 race and so did not know what to expect. I have to say that I was truly amazed with the whole experience of the race and the weekend. It was so well organised that I did not feel there was anything else that could be done better - getting to the track was easy and once there the facilities were brilliant - perhaps a bit more choice on food for vegetarians!

The only negative I feel was the seize of the TV screens, it was difficult to see much from the location and the seize of the screens - so most of the race it was impossible to tell who was who and where!

The same could be said for the PA system, bit quiet to be honest!

Overall, I have to say it was an excellent weekend and good value and I am already planning for next year!

Our general admission tickets with two children (6 and 14 year old) meant we had no choice but to sit squashed on the ground in dust. Two of our group had Silver tickets - worth every penny. We still managed to get a small glimpse of screen and view of first corner though. We all invaded the track afterwards which was unexpected but finished the day off perfectly. This is our first F1 experience (the Silver ticket holders had been to Silverstone last year). We made a big mistake after making flight arrangements back to our destination after the race. The trafffic was horrendous.

Transport well organised, overall experience positive. Food and drink really over priced at the circuit.

food and drink very dear £7.50 for can of beer and same for hot dog access to circuit very good transport from istanbul well organized

Stayed on the Asian side of Turkey in the ByOtell Hotel absouletly beautiful (highly recommend) took a taxi into Kadikoy (ten pounds) 15 minute drive,to where the main bus station was and also where the Ferry's running across the Bosphorous.Took a trip across to the European side well worth 70 pence on Friday evening. Buses were running a regular service to and from the circuit which was well organised.Travelled to circuit on Sat and Sun by bus 40 min journey picking up along the way (65p each way). Fantastic seats brilliant weather, friendly people. Lewis and Jenson 1 & 2 what a great weekend. Will definetly go to the Turkish Grand Prix again

This was my first grand prix and i wasn't disappointed. The view of the first corner from stand T1 was excellent and the F1 village provided a good opportunity to soak up the atmosphere. Getting to or from the circuit was only difficult on the way back on race day when the bus queues were long and some people had to stand for a fair amount of time due to traffic but otherwise a great trip.

Hi Although a good time was had by all we were extremly dissapointied in the circuits facilities ie Food and drink prices and merchandise prices 7.50 for a can of beer is what i would call day light robbery and a rip off and 40.00 for a Hat ? or 50.00 - 80.00 pound for a shirt a JOKE !
regards
Jon

I just only attend the race on Sunday.

It was my first time to an F1 grand prix, and It was an amazing experience. But one thing to mention, if you can pass it on to the organizers, is that the screen in front of the Silver1 tribune is too far from the stands.

It could have been installed on the lateral side wall of the grand stand facing the Silver1…

Stands excellent, no restricted view but access between stands and along stands impossible which was very frustrating if you had a 3 day ticket and wished to move around. Circuit is awesome, but the atmosphere was flat.
Access was a joke. The supposed circuit transfer buses were impossible to find and be relied upon so we paid 200 euros a day for a taxi to the city centre. Taxi access was good.
The FI village was small and disappointing. The catering was vastly overpriced and the food was american with few local options other than the wonderful efes beer. In summary circuit excellent, but promotion, marketing, and local interest hopeless. Maybe it is over priced for Turkey, and all day in the sun is too much in open stands. What a shame because it has the ingredients to be wonderful at such a historic location. Race was good at the front. It is wider issue that the drivers are not often allowed to race each other within teams and that overtaking is still too diffcult. For excitement we need more slipstreaming so the car behind is faster than those infront. This circuit could provide the conditions for excellent racing. Had a great view of Lewis's overtake to win the race that said.

An excellent experience! It is a good circuit with good facilities - plenty of clean toilets! and very convenient bus from Istanbul centre to the circuit. My only adverse comments would be that the big screen should be bigger and that I would have purchesed a 'Turkey Grand Prix 2010' tee shirt of they had been available!
I don't know why comment in the media said that few people attended, because it looked very well attended to me - buses full, my grandstand was full.

Excellent seats in stand silver 8 (i asked book F1 if i could have seats high in the stand and received 2 back row bang in the middle) and would recommend anyone going in the future to go for this stand as you can see all the action from here.

We were well impressed with the transport to and from the circuit. We stayed in Taxim and the comfortable journey each time was about 1½ hours. We would advise anyone on a budget to take food and drink with them - prices at the circuit
extremely high. Toilet facilities excellent. Staff friendly, helpful and well organized.
Our seats in Bronze 2 had a good visual point. However the screen was poorly placed and the audio system was difficult to hear even during a lull. Unfortunately we were unable to to get a proper assessment of proceedings unless we took a photo of the screen and zoomed it in. Binoculars would have been an advantage.

Istanbul Park is a great circuit and the seats in the covered gold grandstand were ideal. It was in the 30's and I wouldn't have wanted to be in full sun. Istanbul is a good tourist destination if you want to mix some sightseeing with the race weekend but if you stay in the normal tourist area the only means of transport is road. The bus service provided was efficient but the traffic dire on occasions. It took 2.5 hours to get back on friday and always over 1.5 hrs. Using the vastly more expensive private shuttle service would have the same result, just more comfy seats. Facilities such as food and drink were sparse and overpriced. £7 for a can of local lager. Security was annoyingly overdone.
Normally except on race day you can go anywhere in the stadium with a correct ticket type. Here you were forced into the correct entrance only even though 60% of the seats were empty. Then there's the bottle top / open can issue. One can normally bring some water bottles and sometimes other drinks in plastic bottles to supplement the pricey stuff, but here you can bring what you like except you can't take them to your seat unless you give up the tops or open the cans. Not much help.
Minor niggles really. It was a great weekend overall.

Well organised event and wonderful viewing position

Fantastic circuit, main grandstand is superb, access is good, only had delays leaving circuit after race day, as police are useless husks. Parked about 200 Yds from our seats for free, in provided car park, but no parking was signposted.
Only slight quibble inside the circuit is a few extra or larger screens on the main straight would have been nice. (No Kangaroo this year, booo).
If you are driving, be ready for a culture shock as the Turks are complete nutters, but would still recomend this as the best way to get to the circuit.

View from Silver 1 grandstand is very good - got a great view down the pit straight with the cars coming toward you into T1. Also a view of the pits so you can see what's going on there too. TV screen is a little small however.

On the Saturday after quali we also went to watch GP2 in the silver 8 grandstand (at the end of the lap) and I would say the view there is even better!

Only gripes were 1-2 hour (varied each day) bus journey to and from the track from the centre of Istanbul.. but it was worth it!

The whole weekend was great. The view from bronze 5 was great as you could see cars going through turn 8 and then down the hill towards the grandstand. The grandstand was virtually full and the atmosphere around us was great.

The circuit laid on a shuttle bus all around the circuit which made it easier to get to our grandstand.

The prices for food and drink were a bit steep compared to the price I paid for a weekend grand prix ticket.

There were buses put on from the Istanbul which cost 5 Lira (one way) and took about an hour and a half depending on which driver you got (some drivers struggled to find the way to the circuit and back to istanbul).

I would definitely go back to the Turkish Grand Prix if there was ever going to be another one as it was great value for money.

for the 2nd year runing BookF1.com have provided great tickets for this even I will be back next year for more of the same, not much in the facilities compared to say silverstone but prob the best value GP around transport to track very good Gold ticket is the best one in my opinion better value than platinum, other stands a distance away, plus Gold has the only roof(Platinum does as well) in my 3 races here it either rains or very hot, so roof is a good idea

Really enjoyed our race weekend in Istanbul and here are our tips:
1. View from Bronze 2 is amazing. You get such a good overview of nearly the whole circuit.
2. Take plenty of water.
3. Prices are extortionate 10TL for a slice of pizza, 15TL for a beer, 10TL for an icecream 2TL = 1 € So we took all our own food and drinks.
4. Toilets are immaculate and cleaned every few minutes. Puts Silverstone to shame!
5. No shade, so take some with you.
6. Security guards are corrupt - we queued for nearly 3 hours to get autographs at the signing session, when the guards let all the people in who had only just started queueing behind us in first. There was nearly a riot! Hence no autographs for us honest lot who didn't push in as just as we got to the front of the queue, the drivers left. 3 hours in the scorching sun just to get very angry!!!
7. Stayed near Beyolou and it took 40 mins to get there by car in the morning and 3 hours to get home in the evening each night. Hang around and let some of the crowds disperse before trying to get back. Enjoy the band or take a walk down the pit straight. Friends queued for 2 hours for the shuttle bus on Sunday night.
8. Book F1 were great. Helped us get seats near our parents and answered all our queries quickly and efficiently. Will certainly book with them again, so thank you to everyone at Book F1 for a great weekend!