McLaren Racing F1 – Everything you need to know for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

09.06.2022: AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX Baku City Circuit 10-12 June 2022 “It will be great to see what we can do in the new cars around this unique circuit” After the madness that was May, we woke up on 1 June feeling refreshed. The sun was shining on the Mc

AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX
Baku City Circuit
10-12 June 2022

“It will be great to see what we can do in the new cars around this unique circuit”

 

After the madness that was May, we woke up on 1 June feeling refreshed. The sun was shining on the McLaren Technology Centre, the birds were singing, and there was a cool breeze in the air. There was also the excitement of another mad month ahead. You see, the racing calendar waits for no one and eight rounds in, we’re full steam ahead.

Street circuit season continues as we switch from Monaco to Azerbaijan after a weekend off from Formula 1 racing spent on our favourite pastimes: combing through the data and racking up the miles in the simulator.

The Circuit de Monaco and the Baku City Circuit may both be street circuits, but it’s far from a copy and paste job.

What the stats say

The Baku City Circuit still feels like a relatively new F1 venue, but at five races old, it’s growing up fast. Born in 2016 under the European Grand Prix name, it became known as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from 2017.

As a team, we’ve performed pretty well in all four races since it officially became known as the Azerbaijan GP, taking six points finishes from a possible seven. Lando is responsible for two of those, finishing P8 in his first F1 race at the circuit in 2019 before bettering that last year with a P5 – our best finish at the track to date.

Daniel, meanwhile, was the winner of that first Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2017, showing his street-circuit skills with that famous three-car overtake down the straight on his way to victory for Red Bull in 2017.

Lando Norris finished P5 in the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

 

ANDREAS SEIDL

“The team is feeling prepared for Baku after the European double header. We’ve been busy over the last week analysing the data we’ve gathered on our new upgrades, ensuring they’re fully optimised. This has also been an opportunity for the team to rest up and get ready to go for another set of exciting back-to-back races.

 

“While both Baku and Monaco are street circuits, both require a very different approach to setting up the car. Its long straight, which sees the highest top speed on the calendar, demands a reduced downforce setup, which is rare for a street circuit.

“What remains the same, however, is that any mistake is punished at a street circuit. That presents both challenges and opportunities, which I’m sure will create an exciting race. Let’s keep pushing and maximise this weekend before heading over to Canada.”

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