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Azerbaijan GP boosted by avoiding date clash with Le Mans

 XPB Images The absence of any conflicting event has nicely boosted the prospects of this year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix scheduled to take place on June 25. In 2016, for their first F1 race, organisers in Baku had to contend with the 24 Hours of Le Mans which took place on the same weekend as the European Grand Prix. The clash impacted attendance figures as well as media converge, but organisers lobbied intensively last year for a clean date, void of any conflict. Obviously it is good to have more media and spectators in Azerbaijan for the race," said Arif Rahimov during a recent visit to London. "Last year, a lot of people got the chance to see what the race looks like...
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