Formula 1: The TOP 5 Hot Info for the Baku route

The Azerbaijan GP has been included in the Formula 1 calendar since 2016 under the name “European Grand Prix”. From the following year it was renamed the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Despite its short history, it has offered many emotions to this day.

Azerbaijan GP 2022

• First Grand Prix: 2016
• Route length: 6,003 km
• Rounds: 51
• Total distance: 306,049 km
• Lap record: Charles Leclerc, 1:43.009 (2019)
• Winner 2021: Sergio Pereth

The TOP-5 hot info for the Baku route

1. Baku is another city circuit following in the footsteps of Monaco, Melbourne and Singapore. The route of the race passes through the old town of Icheri Sheher and the medieval walls of the city of Baku. The weather can be hot, with temperatures in excess of 50 degrees Celsius and the dense development around the track results in alternating areas of light and shade. Similar fluctuations are observed in road temperature throughout the lap.
2. The track combines open corners and very closed corners where the slightest mistake can be fatal. The teams have to decide whether to set up their cars for high top speed on the straights, for better grip on the closed part of the track, or something in between.
3. The straight is considered the “Mecca” of the slipstream, with speeds that can exceed 350 km/h before reaching the very wide 90-degree “Turn 1” that follows. This point offers a lot of action.
4. In 2016, Valteri Botas, who was driving for Williams at the time, reached a top speed of 378 km/h. This is an unofficial Formula 1 record that still stands to this day.
5. For Baku, which combines the complexity of Monaco with the speed of Monza, Pirelli has selected the softest erasers in its range: the C3 is the P Zero White/Hard, the C4 is the P Zero Yellow/Waist and the C5 is the P Zero red / soft. It’s the same pick as last year for Azerbaijan, although the erasers and frames are completely different in 2022.

Remember what happened at the subversive Baku GP in 2021

SOURCES: Pirelli, formula1.com