Considered the most prestigious motorsport organization in the world formula 1, has a turbulent past in Turkey. F1, which for years we could only follow on TV, temporarily returned to our country during the pandemic period and hosted one of the most exciting races of the calendar year, which attracted many F1 enthusiasts.Why is Türkiye not on the calendar?” he said.

The ‘fight’ between InterCity, which has been operating Istanbul Park for years, and TOSFED partly made it clear why Formula 1 could not come to our country permanently. However, as a guest on Bloomberg HT TOSFED Chairman Eren Üçlertoprağı’s latest statements have managed to re-excite F1 fans in Turkey.

Formula 1 may return to Turkey in 2026!

“There are seven countries whose contracts with Formula 1 expire in 2026.” said Üçlertoprağı, adding that there are problems in the 2021 race, as well as financial reasons why Formula 1 cannot be held in Turkey at the moment, and that if there is a new company joining the Formula 1 tender, it is necessary is They will provide “lobbying” support he claimed.

TOSFED President Eren Üçlertoprağı’s statements are as follows:

• TOSFED President Eren Üçlertoprağı was a guest on the ‘Business World’ program hosted by Didem Arslanoğlu on the Bloomberg HT channel:
• There are seven countries whose contracts with Formula 1 expire in 2026. If a will is drawn up, F1 can return to our country in 2026.
• In our country there is a very qualified Formula 1 audience, very knowledgeable friends and very serious F1 social media accounts.
• Currently, the reasons why Formula 1 cannot be organized include financial problems and the problems experienced during the last race in 2021.
• We have had some informal negotiations about the return of F1 to Turkey.
• Istanbul Park’s specifications should not deter private companies; The investment costs for construction will certainly return within 30 years of operation.
• If a new company wins the tender, we as a Federation will use all our connections on behalf of our country.
• As TOSFED, we are ready to provide all kinds of sports support free of charge to companies that want to participate in the tender on behalf of our country and carry out the necessary lobbying activities to bring F1 back to our country.