“Most importantly, we wanted a track that would showcase the best of Baku, our capital city, and I am delighted that the circuit has achieved exactly that aim.” “Our brief to Tilke Engineering was simple - create a circuit that is unique, one that will help the Grand Prix in Baku quickly establish itself as one of the most exciting, thrilling venues on the F1 calendar, and one that the fans and teams alike are excited about,” said Azad Rahimov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Youth and Sport. At great expense – on top of the hosting fee thought to be as much as £30 million – organisers have had to cover the cobbles with a geotextile layer, sand and asphalt so it can be removed without damaging the medieval street.The 2016 season saw Azerbaijan become the latest addition to the Formula One calendar, with capital city Baku playing host to the fastest street circuit in Formula One racing, on a layout designed by renowned F1 track architect Hermann Tilke. The cars snake through the old town at some 75mph, heading past the 12 th century Maiden Tower on the narrowest piece of circuit on the entire calendar. It made the self-congratulatory track signage – “well done Baku” – seem a tad out of place.Īnd there was enough trouble navigating this new circuit without problems in the track’s construction. Some of the nuts and bolts pinning them down came loose, apparently because buses transporting marshals to their situation in the morning had run over the kerbs. The main issue in practice came from a farcical situation with several of the kerbs around this circuit. Button and Rosberg’s fears were realised in practice on Friday, although not in the miniscule run-offs and hazardous pit lane entry Button felt was a “step backwards” for safety in Formula One.
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