F1 Racing Australia - May 2018

: CHARLES COATES; GLENN DUNBAR; ANDY HONE. ILLUSTRATION: ALAN ELDRIDGE

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F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
27-29 April, 2018
Baku City Circuit,
Baku
THE AZERBAIJAN GP
CLASSIC RACE: 2017
The second race in Baku couldn’t have been more
different from the fi rst and Sebastian Vettel’s savage
reaction to a perceived brake test from Lewis Hamilton
behind the Safety Car headlined the action. Vettel’s
penalty and Hamilton’s loose headrest presented a
chance to their rivals, which Daniel Ricciardo seized with
a spectacular three-car pass into Turn 1 after a restart.
On the podium with Ricciardo were Valtteri Bottas and
Lance Stroll, the latter losing second on the run to the line.
RACE DATA
Circuit name Baku City Circuit
First GP 2016
Number of laps 51
Circuit length 3.730 miles
Race distance 190.170 miles
Lap record 1m 43.441s
(Sebastian Vettel, 2017)
F1 races held 2
Winners from pole 1
Tyres Ultrasoft,
supersoft, soft
TIMETABLE
(UK TIME)
Friday 27 April
Practice 1 09:00-10:30
Practice 2 13:00-14:30
Saturday 28 April
Practice 3 10:00-11:00
Qualifying 13:00-14:00
Sunday 29 April
Race 12:10
Live coverage Sky Sports F1
& Channel 4
Yet another of Hermann Tilke’s creations, the Baku City
Circuit is the fastest street track on the Formula 1 calendar,
marrying tricky, technical sections with long straights –
including a fl at-out blast from the start of the fi nal sector
towards the start/fi nish line.
A mixture of old and new, the circuit steers through
the medieval capital, passing the historic city centre and
striking government house, before speeding along the
promenade in the shadow of modern hotels and offi ces.
The streets of Baku fi rst hosted this race in 2016 under
the title of the European Grand Prix, but last year it became
the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and it produced one of the most
dramatic races of the season.
In a switch from last year, the race has moved from June
to April for 2018, as the country plans a series of events
this summer to mark the 100th anniversary of the republic.
Organisers hope to return to a June date in 2019.
2017
Daniel
Ricciardo
Red Bull
2016
Nico
Rosberg
Mercedes
THE MAIN EVENT
THE LAST TWO WINNERS HERE...