New Grand Prix for F1 in 2016

by BWard Thu May 01, 2014 2:11 am

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113709

Azerbaijan has claimed that it has done a deal to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix for the first time in 2016, and that the race could take place in the streets of the Country's capital city, Baku.

by Alta Thu May 01, 2014 2:37 am

Isn't that track like ghetto as hell?

by **crl** Thu May 01, 2014 5:09 am

Azerbaijan?! Man, this better not be true...

by PYLrulz Thu May 01, 2014 7:15 am

Azerbaijan?!? Yeah, wonder how much Bernie is getting out of this one

by RyanB06 Thu May 01, 2014 10:01 am

Azerbaijan? Oil money. Has to be.

by Milan655 Thu May 01, 2014 11:33 am

They have held the Baku City Challenge for the past 2 years in the FIA GT. Well organised and the track, for a street circuit in Eurasia, was very good too. I don't think they will use the same circuit, some corners are really too tight for a single seater. And the FIA GT, now Blancpain GT Series, have been able to attract quite large attendances but then again ticket prices are about 1/5th of F1.