The Azerbaijan GP Proves F1 Only Goes Where The Money Is
The 2015 F1 calendar looks set to include a race around the streets of Baku in Azerbaijan
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The 2015 Formula 1 calendar looks set to include a race in around the streets of Baku in Azerbaijan.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone previously said in March that the sport would be travelling to the country in the next two years. He has now confirmed that a deal has been signed for Azerbaijan to host a race next season.
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He told British newspaper The Independent that "Baku has been signed. It will start in 2015 and will replace Korea." The Korean Grand Prix first hosted a Formula 1 race in 2010 but was removed from this year's calendar last December. Ecclestone said it will not return, adding that he "doesn't want to go back there".
Azerbaijan doesn't have a rich motorsport history but it has hosted GT racing since 2012. Baku is also the venue for the Blancpain Sprint Series season finale.
Image source: FIA GT Series[/caption]
The 2015 Formula 1 calendar looks set to include a race in around the streets of Baku in Azerbaijan.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone previously said in March that the sport would be travelling to the country in the next two years. He has now confirmed that a deal has been signed for Azerbaijan to host a race next season.
[caption id="attachment_112182" align="aligncenter" width="690"] Image source: Red Bull/Getty Images[/caption]
He told British newspaper The Independent that "Baku has been signed. It will start in 2015 and will replace Korea." The Korean Grand Prix first hosted a Formula 1 race in 2010 but was removed from this year's calendar last December. Ecclestone said it will not return, adding that he "doesn't want to go back there".Azerbaijan doesn't have a rich motorsport history but it has hosted GT racing since 2012. Baku is also the venue for the Blancpain Sprint Series season finale.
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