After Monaco and Canada, the F1 circus heads to Baku for the third street race on the bounce. The country hosted its first race last year under the bizarre title of European Grand Prix, which was won by Nico Rosberg
At 6 km, it is the second longest track after Spa Francorchamps in Belgium and the fastest street circuit on the calendar, boosted by its long straight, with cars hitting 360kmph
The teams will have a headache deciding the downforce levels. The twisty midsection of the track demands high downforce, but this means a car could lose lap time on the straights. Finding the right compromise will be the key
Pirelli has nominated the supersoft, soft and medium tyres for this race, like last year. With the smooth track surface, many opted for just the one stop last year. The teams had to deal with graining more than degradation
