F1 Grand Prix, GP Azerbaijan, Baku Street Circuit Although Charles Leclerc has already secured four pole positions at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Red Bull's Sergio Perez is the most successful driver at Baku, having won two races on the challenging streets. The final third of the season gets underway in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, which history recounts was founded by Alexander the Great. The city’s name in Arabic (Bākuh, Bākūh or Bākūyā) is derived from the Persian bād Kūbac, meaning “gust of wind.” It has hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix every year since 2016 with the exception of 2020. In that first year only, the event went by the name of Grand Prix of Europe, after...
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