News Details

Baku chief explains decision to rename race Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The executive director of the Baku City Circuit has explained the decision to drop the European Grand Prix title for its Formula 1 race for 2017 and rename it the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Baku appeared on the F1 calendar for the first time in 2016, reviving the European Grand Prix moniker for the first time since 2012 when the race was held in Valencia, Spain. However, with the publication of the final calendar for the 2017 season, the race was listed as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after months of speculation about a name change. 'For our inaugural event, we wanted to position our country as a part of Europe, our race as a European one and also to showcase our European mentality to the...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Baku boss explains name change for Azerbaijan F1 race

 XPB Images Baku City Circuit (BCC) executive director Arif...
8y ago from F1i.com

FIA confirms 20-race F1 2017 calendar, no Baku/Le Mans...

The FIA has confirmed the official 20-race 2017 Formula 1 calendar, which...
8y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Revised F1 2017 calendar avoids Le Mans clash

The new Formula 1 2017 calendar, approved at the World Motor Sport Council...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Bitesize Gos – AzerBai-Gone

It seems the GP of Europe has taken a new name in lieu of next years...
8y ago from F1.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

LCR boss reveals Honda is ‘more determined than...

LCR team owner Lucio Cecchinello has revealed that Honda is "more...

Francesco Bagnaia explains ‘weak point' that...

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagania explained his "weak...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott Dixon fastest as technical issues delay first...

34 drivers arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday eager...

Three rookies, five returning drivers successfully...

The NTT IndyCar Series held the beginning of a two-day open test session...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

M-Sport chief Malcolm Wilson nominated as FIA deputy...

Malcolm Wilson, OBE, and founder of title-winning WRC outfit M-Sport, has...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Twice now that's happened' – Martin Keown...

Arsenal legend Martin Keown has made a rather worrying observation ahead...
47m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal interested in signing Chelsea star who could...

Arenal are reportedly eyeing an audacious move to sign Andrey Santos from...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Exclusive: Arsenal on alert as unsettled Chelsea star...

Arsenal are understood to be one of the clubs on alert for a surprise...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.