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Tilke: I was pleased that drivers and fans were happy
Hermann Tilke has admitted he breathed a sigh of relief once the chequered flag waved to tend the European Grand Prix held on the Baku City Circuit which his team designed. The German is Formula 1's renowned and highly experienced circuit designer, but the wall-lined, high speed Azerbaijan street layout was the most extreme circuit project he has headed. 'Of course I was nervous,' Tilke admitted to Auto Motor und Sport. All the talk throughout the weekend had been about circuit safety, loose kerbs and damaged tyres, and record-busting high speeds. 'I heard that we set a new record,' Tilke said, referring to Williams' claim that Valtteri Bottas clocked up an astonishing 378kph in...
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