Brazilian driver Felipe Massa, who won all three Formula 1 races held at Istanbul Park, visited the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia and Sultanahmet as part of a program organized by the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA); he said, "I loved the Bosphorus the most."
Twenty years after his first victory at Istanbul Park, Massa this time experienced something off the track. He took a Bosphorus tour and a historical peninsula trip. The Brazilian driver had won the first Grand Prix of his career with his 2006 victory.