Turkey: Massa Wins Turkish Grand Prix!

By SAUBER PETRONAS
August 17 2005

A lot of the younger drivers are using video game simulations such as Playstation to help them learn new circuits. Felipe Massa learned the new Turkey track over the summer break this way and is now excited about the real race.

Felipe Massa:

"I’m looking forward to racing in Turkey, because I have already won there in the SAUBER PETRONAS C24. I did the race simulation on my Play Station, and I won! And I did on the difficult level, against all the other championship runners!

"From what I have seen I think the track layout is not too bad and usually these computer games are very accurate in the way they depict the circuits. There are some quick corners, elevation changes and long straights – it’s a bit like the latest Nurburgring with a long back straight with a quick corner in the middle. For sure it will be extremely hot there so it will be a difficult race for everyone, but we have improved the balance of our car in fast corners a lot lately and I am really looking forward to see how well the track suits the C24 in real life!"