McLaren F1 Racing – From one street circuit to another

Everything you need to know for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

“Baku is a cool street circuit and one of those races where potentially anything could happen”

For all the similarities between the Circuit de Monaco and Baku City Circuit, with their low-speed corners and unforgiving barriers, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix represents a very different challenge to the one we faced in Monaco a fortnight ago. Baku is a whole lot faster and is home to one of the longest straights on the calendar.

Unpredictability is something of the norm when Formula 1 races on the streets of Azerbaijan’s capital, so brace yourself for the unexpected.

Round      6
Where      Baku City Circuit
When     4 – 6 June
Start time     16:00 local, 13:00 BST, 08:00 EDT

ANDREAS SEIDL

“After an eventful weekend in Monaco, that saw us on the podium for the second time in five races, our attention now turns to another exciting street circuit in Baku. We’re continuing to make a good start to the season through the hard work of the entire team both at the factory and the track alongside our colleagues at Mercedes HPP. However, we need to remain focused and look to keep consolidating our performances one race weekend at a time.

It’s crucial we stay on top of reliability, make the right calls and extract the most from our package to stay in the closely-contested fight with our competitors.

“It’s great to be returning to Baku after missing it last season due to the pandemic. In comparison to Monaco, Baku has very different characteristics that make it a different challenge this weekend. T

he contrast in the layout sees an unusually long straight for a street circuit, with numerous slow corners that will present opportunities and challenges for the teams. Finding the optimal balance to get the best from the car will be key. The general nature of street circuits also leaves no margin for error. We’re ready to go racing and fight for some good points this weekend.”

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