The only change to the Baku circuit ahead of this weekend's race is that the kerb at the apex of Turn 8 has been replaced. In terms of DRS, there are two DRS zones. The detection point of the first is at the SC2 line, while activation is 54m after Turn 2. The detection point of the second zone is at the apex of Turn 20, with activation 347m after Turn 20. Compared to last year, the selection of tyres that Pirelli is bringing to Baku are two steps softer, with soft, supersoft and ultrasoft nominated. One step comes from the actual selection, the next from the fact that all the compounds are a step softer than their 2017 equivalents. However, that's not the only important difference. This...
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