Five Reasons To… get to Baku for the race.
By Natalia Panteleeva | There have been a number of changes in the calendar for 2020, but that should never stop you from attending a stage. I strongly advise you to buy tickets to Baku, and I surely have several…
F1 Track Preview with Nico Hülkenberg – GP of Europe
Step by step to the ideal line. Sahara Force India driver Nico Hülkenberg is looking forward to race through the narrow streets of Azerbaijan’s capital city.„Learning a new track is always work and progress after the first couple of laps,…
Head of Baku circuit: “Educating people about F1 is one of our most important aims”
Executive Director of Baku City Circuit, Mr Arif Rahimov sits down with the Paddock magazine to give us a taster of what this Grand Prix in Azerbaijan’s capital really means to the Formula 1 calendar. Last time we’ve talked you…
Feature – Baku Grand Prix 2016
Just a few weeks away from the first Grand Prix of Europe in Azerbaijan, heartbeats rise in Baku. Fans are thrilled with anticipation, and the road workers are breaking a sweat due to time pressure. Final sprint in Baku, but…
CEO of Baku GP: “It’s a modern circuit with a nod to F1’s past”
Paddock Magazine is joined today by Executive Director of Baku City Circuit, Mr Arif Rahimov, who speaks about the prospects of this new, anticipated and much talked-about Formula 1 European Grand Prix. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! What will be…
Paddock buzz: What lies ahead in 2016
While it might be a tad too early to make valid predictions about the 2016 Formula 1 season, still, let’s at least take a crack at inspecting a few relevant points that seem to be on everyone’s mind. With the pre-season test on February 22nd, the…
Baku on the map
Baku: the Formula 1 calendar of 2016 was an issue that triggered a lot of discussions. Now that it’s all clear about the venues, we examine one of them – Baku, Azerbaijan – with the help of Mark Hughes, who…
Tweaking the calendar
Last October saw Bernie Ecclestone and the government of Azerbaijan unveil the layout of the Baku Street Circuit, which will host the race called the European Grand Prix in 2016. At the World Motorsport Council meeting in Mexico last month,…