July 29, 2014 (F1plus/Graham Keilloh).- It elicited a round of guffawing pretty much immediately. Among the assembled fourth estate in the media room in the Hungaroring, as well as among the sport’s followers on social media. That is, the announcement that as of 2016 there is to be an F1 Grand Prix in Azerbaijan, to be titled the ‘European Grand Prix’. They had reached the right conclusion, but from what I can tell in many cases it was not for the right reasons. There is a very good case that can be made for F1 not to go to Azerbaijan. But my reading is that a few spectacularly missed it. Instead, for those in a sport that likes to promote itself as being fast-moving and never stood...
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