AzerbaijanhasbeenanindependentstatesinceOctober1991afewmonthspriortotheSovietUnionceasingtoexistandingeographicaltermsishometotheCaucasusmountainsandtheCaspianSea.Itisinthecountry’scapital,locatedonitsshoresthatFormula1madeoneofitsnewesthomeattheBakuStreetCircuitin2016.ThemaidenraceherewentbythenameoftheEuropeanGP,butthelastthreeeditionswerecalledtheAzerbaijanGrandPrix.
We have good momentum to start the flyaway races
Isack Hadjar “The last two race weekends of the European season have obviously beaten our expectations. We delivered great performances and I believe that we have good momentum to start the flyaway races. Looking at Baku this weekend, I think the track is a lot different to what we have seen so far, so it will be important to reset and get ready to fight in a track I haven’t raced yet in an F1 car.”
The car is up against the walls throughout the race
Liam Lawson “Baku is a very unique track with a lot of ninety degree corners, which means the car is up against the walls throughout the race. I’ve never raced here in Formula One, but I have in F2, which I really enjoyed. Despite a tricky weekend in Monza, the momentum from the team has been very good recently and the car has been fast, so I’m looking forward to debuting in an F1 car this weekend.”
