The layout for the Baku European Grand Prix has been unveiled by Bernie Ecclestone and Azerbaijan's Minister for Youth and Sport, Azad Rahimov. The Baku European Grand Prix will take place from 2016 and the six kilometre anti-clockwise circuit will wind its way around the streets of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. "We have been working very closely on the circuit layout with Hermann Tilke and his team since early 2013," said Rahimov. "Our brief to Tilke Engineering was simple - create a circuit that is unique, […]

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says that the sport is set to travel to Azerbaijan for the first time, in either 2015 or 2016. A report in Wednesday's Daily Mail suggests that the deal for the event is being facilitated by former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore. The race would take place around the streets of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. "We're going to Azerbaijan," Ecclestone said. "The people out there [in Azerbaijan] are talking about holding a race in 2015." "That may be a bit soon […]