Forced to cancel FP1 for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in the wake of George Russell's run-in with a drain cover, Baku showed it still has a long way to go to as a legitimate F1 venue. Four years into F1's relationship with Azerbaijan, it seemed like the 'well done Baku' meme had finally run its course. After Friday, it seems it will carry on a while yet. You've probably seen the videos by now: first George Russell has the floor of his Williams obliterated by a loose drain cover, then the truck carrying it back to the pits runs into a bridge, leaking hydraulic fluid all over the FW42. Short of the truck driver tossing a lit cigarette into the cockpit, it's hard to see how this race and its...
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