Formula 1's summer break is coming to an end. On Wednesday Michael Schumacher will be heading to Istanbul for the Grand Prix of Turkey. On the way he will make a stop in Athens.

On the 25th anniversary of the National Drivers' soccer team, the Italian squad that competes in charity games and of which Michael is a part, will play in Greece for the first time. The game will kick off at 21.00 at the Stadio Karaiskaki and will be against a Greek all-star team. It will be 'a great premiere' as Michael stated.



From Thursday on the focus will shift to the next round of the Formula 1 Grand Prix championship.

"This is how things should be", he smiled. The German champion is looking forward to his latest challenge. "We have had a few days off and, naturally, I had a pleasant time. However, I could have done without it as it would have been better to go straight into the Grand Prix of Turkey after Hungary. The title challenge is so exciting that I cannot wait for the next race. The Istanbul weekend is finally about to get underway".

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After the race in Budapest, Formula 1 seemed to be entering a period of time reminiscent of an era when life was lived at a more relaxed pace. To start with, there would be three weeks before the next grand prix and secondly, the race cars and equipment would travel there and back from Trieste, Italy by ship.


Last year, Turkey became the first ever race described by the teams' logisitics people, as a "float-away" as opposed to "flyaway," which describes the races outside Europe, where teams have to get organised without their trucks or motorhomes. Turkey falls between the two in that the trucks and motorhomes in the paddock mean the event has an identical feel to the European races, but the vehicles do most of the journey by sea, rather than by road.


In charge of Ferrari's logisitics operations is Miodrag Kotur and his experience of last year's inaugural Turkish race will no doubt come in useful.

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The picture is, unfortunately quite grainy but its definitely worth seeing.


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