The apex kerb at Turn 8 has been removed Drivers at this weekend’s Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix will take to a subtly different Baku Street Circuit. A total of 10 changes have been observed in a note passed to teams by FIA Race Director, Michael Masi. Perhaps the biggest is the removal of a kerb at Turn 8; the left hander which feeds drivers through the narrow castle section of the circuit. “I think it will be quite a bit quicker there because the car will obviously be jumping a lot less,” said Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc of the change. “Seeing how strange it is anyway, it's going to be quite nice.” A painted kerb has also been removed from Turn 12, at the top of the same...
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