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Originally Posted by Matt

Baku is going to be a mess this year.

Originally Posted by Purist

All of those shots are on that very small section that goes off of the coastal highway. It looks like that portion of the course will be essentially single-file, with minimal temptation to try a low-percentage overtaking maneuver. The rest of the track is reasonably wide and very quick.

I'm not sure how accurate that track map is; the simulations show no extra chicane before the track leaves the coastal highway. They also show a second chicane on the run down to the round-a-bout in the lower-left of the picture.

I think the chicane I have seen right before the traffic circle makes some sense. The one before that, on the exit of that long, right-hander, seems unnecessary and detrimental to the overtaking potential of the circuit.

Way better than last year anyway:



Race video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbrfUpPMeQs





This year video footage with road cars:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUSCa5NK8ag