Grand Prix Rejects

I'm sorry, but I can't stand it anymore. Turn 8? It's just silly. If Eau Rouge, Radillon, 130R, Beckets, Maggots, Chapel or Ste Devote all have names, why won't the fabulous Turn 8 have one?

Come on, let's see some really reject suggestions. I'll start with "Mad Max Corner".

I don't put any proposal now but I really think most corners should be named. Just imagine if they would make modifications to early parts of Istanbul track and then former turn 8 is turn 7 or turn 9.

Faux Rouge.

Another idea: "Park-Outside Corner".

Max's Kink ?

Piquet's straight ?

Byzantine Bend ?

Faux Rouge.

Thats what some already call it

Isn't the up-hill kink on the back straight called Faux Rouge??

I was going to write I like Max's Kink, but then I remembered this is a family-friendly website. Good job I refrained!

Because of its 4 apexes, I used to call it "Quadruple Bend" when the track was brand new. Later, Turn 8 stuck because everybody called it that. Apart from that, my names for Turns 1 and 2 are the "Senna S", the infield section of Turns 5, 6 and 7 makes up the infield section with names like "Infield Entrance", "Fingertip Corner" and "Infield Exit", whilst the kink in the back straight, is just the "Kink" (Max's Kink is a much sweeter name, though). The final section ending the lap received the name "Dog Leg", because that's what it is.

Super Sato Turn
OR
Costantinopole Curve

I think it should be called the Monteiro Curve in honor of him punting Montoya off there in 2005.

tristan1117 wrote:I think it should be called the Monteiro Curve in honor of him punting Montoya off there in 2005.

Yeah!

Considering the owner and his egotistical nature, I'm shocked the corners around the track haven't been named Bernie 1, Bernie 2, Bernie 3...

Given recent developments in his life plus the difficult nature of the corner, Turn 8 should be named Slavica, shouldn't it?

How about "The Most Difficult Curve You'll See In Formula One That Doesn't Punish You If You Screw Up"?

thehemogoblin wrote:How about "The Most Difficult Curve You'll See In Formula One That Doesn't Punish You If You Screw Up"?

And the WIN goes to thehemogoblin

CarlosFerreira wrote:

tristan1117 wrote:I think it should be called the Monteiro Curve in honor of him punting Montoya off there in 2005.

Yeah!

Monteiro punted Montoya at the end of the back straight (before turn 12). Montoya with his car damaged then run wide at turn 8 allowing Alonso past.

About other tracks where corners should be named: I would like to see Shanghai's corners named after Chinese horoscope. There are 12 of them but I would consider turns 1-2, 3-4, 12-13 and 14-15 as one corner.

And Istanbul, the kink on back straight could be "dog corner" because that's the place where Bruno Senna had his crash with stray dog last year.

If it was called 'My Arse' well imagine the commentary

razta wrote:If it was called 'My Arse' well imagine the commentary

I'm sorry, but the phrase "Piquet loses it in My Arse and spins out" is wrong on so many levels.

well thats the point of it..

i.e "Hamilton Runs very deep into My Arse."

Or Piquet comes into My Arse very slow, there seems to be a problem in the cockpit...


We're not six... and I generally try not to think about gay sex when I'm watching Formula One.

i know, it's just that a few friend and i were also discussing this exact thing on other forums..
it was just as jest, but really most people think that turn 8 needs a proper name.

Maybe we can get some FIA/Bernie input in the AMD F1 survey.

I think we should call it the Ecclestone Complex.

It gives the owner of the track some credit, too.

I think that it's only fair to name the most interesting turn after the new circuit's most successful driver. So, given Felipe's dominance in Turkey, the only logical name is:


The Massacurve

"Not Constantinople"

Cynon wrote:"Not Constantinople"

+1

IntegratorTypeR wrote:Or again in the manner of Spa, we could just call it, "The left hander at the top of the hill"

Didn't Jason Tahinci win Turkish F1 Idol? Surely the curve can be named for him. It isn't like we have many Turkish racing legends to name corners for...

Cynon wrote:"Not Constantinople"

Win

Cynon wrote:"Not Constantinople"

You my friend are full of win

In all seriousness I think they should call it something like Atatürk turn, after the founder of modern Turkey. Adds a bit of local colour without being too silly.

Yannick wrote:Apart from that, my names for Turns 1 and 2 are the "Senna S"

Why not name that first corner after local racing hero - Jason Tahincioglu!

Dom wrote:In all seriousness I think they should call it something like Atatürk turn, after the founder of modern Turkey. Adds a bit of local colour without being too silly.

What about Aya Sofya?

A few years ago i seem to remeber that Bernie had tried to get all comentators to use call the corners at all circuits using the numbers as he did not like the use of named corners as quite a few circuits had corners named after trade brands.....

Ross Prawn wrote:
Piquet's straight

Surely it has to be called "the Yamamoto" seeing as it wouldn't be very friendly on poor Sakon's neck.

How about "Long Left" since it turns left for what seems and feels like forever?

Piquet's Last Stand

Alianora La Canta wrote:How about "Long Left" since it turns left for what seems and feels like forever?

Doesn't work, does it? All the commentators call it "Turn 8, the long left hander", so it's just an adaptation. How about TETLLH?

"McLaren's Bane" after the atrocious inability of this years car to perform on high speed corners.

jackanderton wrote:"McLaren's Bane" after the atrocious inability of this years car to perform on high speed corners.

Yes, I read the McLarens were up to 15 km/h slower through the corner than the Force 1ndias!