Round four of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which takes place this weekend in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. The race is held on the Baku City Circuit, a Hermann Tilke-designed street circuit that stretches 3.73 miles and features the key characteristics of a long 1.3-mile straight and a long pit lining the edge of the Caspian Sea.
Downforce levels are the second-lowest of the year, after the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, but Baku has no high-speed corners to put energy through the tires. The challenge for teams is to shave off as much downforce as possible, while ensuring the tires are worked hard enough to remain at optimal temperatures.
Going into Sunday’s race, Mercedes leads with 130 points followed by Scuderia Ferrari on 73 points and Red Bull on 52, which means that the Maranello team must react and do everything possible to reduce the deficit to Mercedes.
Join us later in the afternoon for the latest updates and results from the Baku City Circuit, as the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix is about to get underway, with Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc at the wheel of the SF90, ready to challenge Mercedes and Red Bull for the win.
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