Azerbaijan GP Moves to Saturday for Remembrance Day — SkimNews
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- Azerbaijan Grand Prix moves to Saturday September 26 because September 27 is Azerbaijan's Remembrance Day, condensing the weekend into Thursday practice, Friday qualifying, and Saturday race
- Kimi Antonelli leads the F1 world championship by 81 points after consecutive wins at Monza and Madrid, with eight rounds remaining after Baku
- Baku City Circuit features the season's longest main straight at 1.4 miles where cars exceed 200mph, plus the narrowest section at the Turn 8-9 castle chicane — just 7.6 metres between barriers
- Race schedule runs three hours ahead of UK time, with Qualifying at 1pm BST on Friday and the Grand Prix at 12pm BST on Saturday
- Baku weather is forecast warm and dry throughout race week, with highs in the mid-20s Celsius
- Baku kicks off a flyaway triple-header before the season continues to Malaysia and Singapore
Why it matters: The compressed Baku weekend shifts every session three hours earlier than European races for UK viewers. Antonelli's 81-point cushion with eight rounds left puts maximum pressure on any would-be challengers, while the wall-lined Baku circuit has historically punished mistakes from race leaders.
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