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Preview - Turkish Grand Prix 2008.

Thursday, 8th May 2008

Crash.net looks ahead to round five of the 2008 Formula One world championship, at the Istanbul Park circuit in Turkey.

Toro Rosso will probably find itself struggling to avoid the back of the field this weekend, not only because it is being forced to run an ageing machine, but also because of the demise of Super Aguri F1 in the run-up to the Istanbul race. The struggling Leafield outfit had been a doubt for Barcelona, but made it through thanks to help from Honda and, it is alleged, Bernie Ecclestone. The ringmaster could not help - and Honda would not - this time around, however, and even a last-ditch bid from German automotive engineers Weigl could not prevent team boss Aguri Suzuki from bowing to the inevitable, leaving F1 with just ten teams and a loyal workforce looking for alternative employment.

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