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Ecclestone hoping to make Baku a night race

With Singapore leading the way, followed by Bahrain and Abu Dhabi, Bernie Ecclestone is hoping to persuade organisers in Baku to host their Grand Prix at night. 'Not really,' he told Motorsport.com when asked if there was anything he might do differently in 2017 following this year's inaugural event. 'We need to have a good think about it, but I don't think so. 'They could open the streets a bit more,' he added. 'They're going to do that for sure. This year was difficult, because they didn't know. 'I'd like to see a 7pm start,' he admitted. 'We'll find out, they're looking at it.' Earlier this week however, the track's chief executive, Arif Rahimov, admitted that while the event could be...
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