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Apr12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1 is planning additional qualifying for the sprint race

The F1 race weekend format, which features a Saturday sprint race, could get a novelty in Azerbaijan. This year, there are as many as six weekends on the race calendar, when we will watch the Saturday sprint race, and another qualification, separate from the Saturday ones, for the Sunday race should be added to the schedule. Currently qualifying for the sprint race takes place on Friday, while Saturday's race determines the grid for Sunday's test. The leaders would now like to separate Saturday's sprint race from the rest of the race weekend, and the changes could come into effect as early as the race in Baku. Under the new proposal, drivers would still have free practice on Friday and then qualify, which would determine the grid for Sunday's Grand Prix. Saturday's second free practice would be replaced by another qualification, these

Jun112022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Perez also had his last free practice on the streets of Baku

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Sergio Perez set the fastest time of the last free practice before qualifying for the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan. The Mexican behind the wheel of a Red Bull race car was 0.070 seconds faster than Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc in second place, and his teammate Max Verstappen was third after failing to improve his time due to traffic in the last fast lap.

Jun112022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Schumacher: The leakage of the car is to blame for the water leak

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German Mick Schumacher revealed that the coolant on his car started leaking on Friday due to the violent bouncing of the car on the streets of the capital of Azerbaijan. The Haas racer drove just three laps when water started vomiting from the bottom of the page on the right side of the car. “The water leak problem that thwarted our preparation plan came about because of the strong jumping in the first lap,” explained Schumacher, who says this is also the first time he has physically felt the jump. "The body is suffering, as is the race car, so this will have to be considered before the next races. The track does not wear too much tires, as the temperature is not high. It will be interesting to take a closer look and prepare for the race." https://twitter.com/F1/status/1535250153988411393 Team leader, Gunt

Jun42021 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

Schedule of the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan + mixtures of tires and weather

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From one street race to another, from Monte Carlo to Baku, the capital of the Caucasian state of Azerbaijan. The difference between the cities on the Aura Coast and the Caspian Sea, the largest in the world, is that Baku is significantly faster. And in order not to miss the events as part of the race weekend of the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan and important data related to this race, we have prepared all the necessary information to easily follow the sixth race of the 2021 season, which will take place on Baku City Circuit. the racers had to complete 51 laps. Although the street track in Baku is much wider than in Monaco, it has a very dangerous place where for a racer it can all end quickly. This was tasted by Leclerc and Latifi in 2019 - Photo: HB Press Schedule of the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan Friday, 4.6.2021 10.30 - 11.30 & n

Mar222020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

The race in Baku has also been postponed

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It seems that the beginning of this season will be even longer. The official announcement of the postponement of the race in Azerbaijan follows on Monday. The outbreak of Coronavirus has already canceled the first seven races of the year. Thus, it seemed that this year’s inaugural test could host the city of Baku on June 7th. However, as the virus is currently showing no signs of easing across Europe, organizers are also expected to officially announce the postponement tomorrow. Since this is a street race, the preparation of the track and the necessary things should start soon. Uncertainty about the situation in just over two months is expected to have such a significant impact on this decision. Nevertheless, the organizers want to run the race at a later date this year. Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey recently expressed uncertainty about when this year could be

Feb52019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

The race in Baku at least until 2023

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The organizers of the race in Azerbaijan announced that they have signed a new three-year contract with which the race will be present on the Formula 1 calendar at least until 2023. For the first time, they hosted the race in the 2016 season, which was won by Nico Rosberg. In the last two seasons, this race has established itself as one of the most unpredictable and tense of the entire season. However, this is also the only race of the last two seasons in which the stage for the winners was not occupied only by the racers of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. Lance Stroll finished third with Williams in 2017 and Sergio Perez last season. The previous contract would otherwise expire in 2020, and a new extended contract was signed on Tuesday by Formula 1 leader Chase Carey and Azerbaijani Sports Minister Azad Rahimov. “We are very happy to have extended the contract and so zag

Jun192016 by Blaž Štremfelj2 Comments

Rosberg in Baku to a dominant victory

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Nico Rosberg celebrated a dominant victory in the historic first race on the streets of Baku, while teammate Lewis Hamilton finished the race in fifth place after a qualifying error that caused the race to start in tenth place and problems with the electronics settings on the steering wheel. Rosberg was simply elusive in the first part of the race. By the halfway point of the race, he had more than a twenty-second lead over the Ferrari racers, leading to the finish line with a 16-second lead. Kimi Raikkonen was left without third place due to a white line at the import to the pits and problems with the car. The commissioners penalized the Finn with a five-second mark-up to his final time, and during the race, the 2007 season champion lost nearly three more seconds when the Ferrari team clumsily replaced their racers.

Mar282016 by Klara Ljubi21 Comments

Baku as the fastest street racetrack

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The latest Formula 1 venue, Baku Street Racecourse, will be the fastest street racetrack on the Formula 1 calendar, according to Herman Tilke, who set the track layout and features to offer riders a unique challenge. We will be able to verify his words between June 17 and 19, when the premiere race in Azerbaijan will take place. "The track in Baku stands out in many ways. First, it is not comparable to permanent racetracks because it is street. But even with the latter, it is different, I can say unique. It is expected to be the fastest track on this year's calendar," Tilke said. "The circle around the city is led over a historically important part, which will create an extraordinary atmosphere because of the fans sitting in the stands or at home. This is one of those attractive things I'm talking about." Fern

Sep102015 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Vettel: F1 must not lose the Italian Grand Prix at Monza

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Sebastian Vettel has joined many advocates for Monza, as he cannot imagine Formula One without an Italian race in King's Park: "If we lose Monza for money, we will all have broken hearts. Being here is amazing, we are racing, but in doing so there are a lot of people who come to be a part of everything. Everything is very simple, a lot of emotions are foreign, the support for Ferrari is enormous and I don't think we can lose this race. " Massa has a similar opinion, saying: "The history of Formula One is here, it's part of what we say Formula 1. The fact that Formula 1 has grown is also due to these races here. We race for people and when we see under the stage for the winners of so many people shouting and crying, I don't think we can lose a race of this type. " On the other hand, Bernie Ecclestone

Avg32015 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

The Baku racetrack is awaiting confirmation

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The organizers of the inaugural race in Azerbaijan, which will be scheduled for the first time in the 2016 season, are currently awaiting confirmation by the FIA, which must approve the approval of the racetrack. The event will take place as the European Grand Prix from 15 to 17 July. The plan for the track in the capital Baku was made by the famous designer Hermann Tilke, it measures 6.050 meters and contains twenty bends. Regarding the progress of the track, the head of the organization Arif Rahimov said: "Some changes will be made, which will need to be discussed and approved. We want to reduce the number of structures needed for the race so that we can easily prepare and tidy them. We have sent the FIA for homologation, but we have not yet received a response, although we are pretty sure that everything will be fine, as the basic form will not be different. "