Azerbaijan GP 2025 – Baku: F1 times, predictions, statistics, facts
Formula 1 moves to Baku in round 17 – the eighth race in the capital of Azerbaijan.
The championship leader Oscar Bayastiri won here last year, but Charles Licerrick is the qualified king of the Castle Department, with four previous polar positions. However, it has not yet turned into the victory of the race.
In addition, can McLaren conclude on Sunday?
This is what will happen this week …
Weather forecast – mixed
Friday is scheduled to be hot and sunny with peak temperatures of 25 ° C (77 ° F). The cloud comes on Saturday and Sunday, which brings with it cooler temperatures than 20 to 21 degrees Celsius (68-69 degrees Fahrenheit).
There is a chance for light rain on Saturday and Sunday.
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Circuit statistics and history
Although street circles have become increasingly popular in Formula 1, Baku is still a prominent event in the calendar. It is the only F1 track to hike around the UNESCO World Heritage website, as the section was around you 8, 9 and 10 lined in the charming old city of the city.
When the department first joined the calendar in 2016 (as the last version of the European Grand Prix), the race organizers trained the panels with gravel with the intention of raising the temporary asphalt every year, but they eventually decided to leave the path surface in place.
The long straight hole, which includes high -speed infection for the 18, 19 and 20 trains, believes that cars reach speeds exceeding 220 miles per hour and call for transgression in the first round. Erarms tend to be either completely chaotic or somewhat routine, but with the walls very close and very high speeds, the safety car determined by the race is only at all.
Circle: Baku Baku City Department, Azerbaijan
First F1 race: 2016 European GP. (The first race like Azerbaijan GP in 2017)
Rolls: 51 rolls of 6 km.
Roll: 1: 43.009, Charles Licerk (2019)
Most winning: Sergio Perez with two (2021, 2023).
Other winners from the current network:
Lewis Hamilton (2018)
Max Versaben (2022)
PIASSTRI (2024)
Most of the Polish: Leclerc with four (2021-2024). Hamilton (2017) is the only other electrode incubator from the current network.
What makes it special: While the F1 calendar scene has grown more impressive in the past decade, there is no other place in the world wandering in the Middle Ages Castle.
The famous Baku Castle section includes the narrowest extension of the airport runway in the season at an altitude of 7.8 meters, and the circuit chain with an area of 2.2 km is the longest chain that will move throughout the year.
What drivers say on this topic: “Every time you go there, it is interesting, because you are a few centimeters per roll of the barrier, so in terms of focus, it’s really intense.
“It is not a path where you can walk a little bit on the outer sidewalk, and then you may touch some grass and you have some dust getting out of the tires. No, if you are a few centimeters away, then you go directly in the wall and that’s all.” Pierre Gazley
What happened last year?
The race had a dramatic conclusion with PiaSSTRI who claimed his second professional victory to take McLaren before Red Bull in the Championship.
PiaSSTRI crossed the line under the virtual safety car, which was caused by Sergio Perez and Carlos Sciences colliding in the penultimate latter. Leclerc was forced to stabilize the pole in second place, with George Russell III.
Who will win?
As was the case throughout the year, smart money is on McLaren.
PiaSSTRI achieved an exciting victory in the streets of Baku last year, but the shape of 2024 was not always the best scale of 2025 so far this season.
Instead, we are taking a Pont on Verstapen to take successive victories after his exciting victory in Monza. This will depend on the direction of the preparation that Red Bull followed in Italy, which works again in the streets of Baku, but if anyone can pull it from Verstapen.
How looks the championships
At the end of the week, 31 points are separated from McLaren drivers in the drivers championship. With eight races remain there is still time to change the leader, if it happens.
In third place, Verstaben Monza’s victory gave him points – he now owns Lando Norris by 63 points.
Nevertheless, the facilities can be concluded this weekend with McLaren’s light years in 617 points (27 platforms, 12 wins) to second place 280 points (5 platforms, 0 wins).
How to see GP
For masses in the United States only, see directly on ESPN and ESPN+.
In the UK, the live broadcast on Sky SPORTS F1 and BBC Radio 5 Live, with the most prominent on Channel 4.
For news, analysis and updates, follow the coverage with F1 ESPN team Nate Sonders and Lawrence Edmondson in Baku and on social media.
Session times below in BST (British Summer time). Azerbaijan Time (b)S+3 hours).
Friday
First free practice: 09: 30-10: 30 BST
Second free practice: 13: 00-14: 00 GMT
Saturday
Third free practice: 09: 30-10: 30 bst
Qualifiers: 13: 00-14: 00 bst
Sunday
The race starts: 12:00 GMT (accumulated direct text comments from 11:00 GMT espn.co.uk/f1).
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