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Turkish Driver Jason Tahinci to Drive a
Jordan F1 Car in Istanbul
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Jason testing the Jordan |
Team JLR racer Jason Tahinci, who currently competes in the UK Formula Renault Championship, will become the first Turkish driver to pilot a Formula One car in front of his home crowd at the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix this weekend. Jason will perform a demonstration run with Jordan Grand Prix in a Jordan-Toyota EJ15 on race day, mirroring a feat accomplished by Hungarian driver Zsolt Baumgartner at the Hungaroring in 2002 with Jordan.
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Jason in an EJ15 |
Colin Kolles, Managing Director of Jordan Grand Prix, commented: "We are extremely happy to give this fantastic opportunity to Jason, a young, bright and quick driver who has shown his talent in the Formula Renault British Championship. Being the first Turkish driver to ever drive a Formula One car, especially in front of his home crowd on a brand new circuit, will be an experience he will never forget."
Jason Tahinci said: "First of all, I would like to thank Jordan Grand Prix and my Turkish sponsors for helping me organise a shakedown at Silverstone in order to familiarise myself with the car and the team before the demonstration run in Istanbul on Sunday before the GP. I was amazed at how different it was from anything I had ever driven before.
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Jason with the Jordan team |
Obviously after a few runs, you get used to the speed and the braking. But what you have to do, as a professional, is the best job you possibly can. Perhaps I am the first Turkish driver to experience a Formula One car and all the excitement that comes with it, but I still approach this program as a professional, communicating with the engineers and mechanics. To be running in front of my home crowd will be an amazing scenario. It will be a great buzz and I am hoping that I, along with Jordan Grand Prix, will put on a good show."
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Images suppled courtesy of Tunc Sengun-HPC
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