This weekend will see another race on a street circuit, following the recently concluded Monaco Grand Prix. This time the Formula One circus will settle in Baku, and looking ahead to the sixth event on the 2021 calendar former driver and circuit designer Hermann Tilke explains what makes the track in Baku special. This weekend will see the fourth running of the Baku Street Circuit in Azerbaijan, a track with a key differentiator. "A unique feature of this circuit is that it is the fastest street circuit in the world. We easily reckon with tempos around 340 kilometres per hour" Tilke is quoted as saying by Speedweek prior to the first Grand Prix at the circuit in 2016. Read more...
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