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TRACK CHECK: What makes Baku a special F1 circuit?

F1 Grand Prix, GP Azerbaijan, Baku Street Circuit Baku has delivered one of the most bizarre F1 qualifying sessions on Saturday, which was partly down to the unique characteristics of the track, but also down to the windy conditions, which is often the case in the 'City of Winds' The Baku circuit is 6.003 kilometres long and winds its way through the old town and the more modern part of the Azerbaijan capital. It boasts 20 corners, many of them at 90 degrees. The main straight is very wide and has room for at least three cars to race side by side. However, in some sections of the old city such as turn 8, the narrowest of all, the track is only seven metres wide. As is always the case...
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