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Azerbaijan Grand Prix: A medieval castle, a long straight and an ex-girlfriend
The Baku City Circuit's entry on the Formula 1 calendar last year did not exactly stir the soul. Or not in a good way, anyway. Expected to produce a race of visceral action, the European Grand Prix - as the event was titled on a one-off basis - created almost none at all. Whether that was because the F1 drivers had been cautioned by a madly chaotic GP2 support event or not, it was not an encouraging debut for this controversial new race. The street circuit in the capital of this oil-rich Caspian state that straddles the boundary between Europe and Asia is a succession of humdrum right-angled corners, a fiddly bit around a medieval castle and a long, long, long straight. If it rained, things...
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