Other than routine maintenance, no changes of significance have been made to the Baku Street Circuit since last year. In terms of DRS, there are two zones and they are the same as in 2018. The detection point of the first is the SC2 line, while activation is 54m after Turn 2. The detection point of the second zone is at the apex of Turn 20, with activation 347m after Turn 20. As in China, the hard tyre choice is the C2, the medium the C3 and the soft C4, right in the middle of Pirelli's range of five compounds. Baku is the longest and also the fastest street circuit on the calendar, thanks to the lengthy straights that form the majority of the 3.730 mile (6.003 km) track: the second...
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