“It’s a tricky one as well,” Jenson Button lays out the dangers that lie ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

“It’s a tricky one as well,” Jenson Button lays out the dangers that lie ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

British former F1 driver Jenson Button

F1 fans are very fond of street circuits, and Jenson Button has given views from his experience for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this week that is going to be followed up by the Monaco Grand Prix from 2 weeks back. These two street circuits back to back have certainly brought in a lot of heat between the teams and the drivers. Just two weeks back we saw one of the most eventful races of this year with multiple DNFs and eerie crashes. We also saw Charles Leclerc finish his first ever home Grand Prix and also saw him losing out the win and the podium at a single pit stop error from the Ferrari team. 

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Street circuits are tricky and require a lot of perfection from the drivers. The tight corners and chicanes so close to the walls do not allow any room for mistake, and a single understeer or loss of traction could mean the end for a driver’s race. A very close example of the same is the “castle chicane” on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where cars have crashed a lot in the past. Button has stated that the track is “tricky” from the others. However, on a positive note, Baku has much more opportunities to perform overtakes than the Monaco Grand Prix. 

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“We are going to see Red Bull and Ferrari up front,” Button predicts. 

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Sergio Perez won last year’s chaotic Azerbaijan GP.

Jenson Button is one of the most experienced drivers in the sport, and he has described the carnage that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix can hold onto. One of the most difficult tasks on the track is to have the tyres warmed up. Because the track is so narrow, it becomes extremely difficult to weave on the track. One of the recent incidents was seen in 2018 when Romain Grosjean hit the wall while trying to warm his tyres up under a safety car. 

“It’s a tricky one as well,” GPBlog quoted Button. “It is a really tough place to push your car to the limit. It is very easy to lock an inside tire and end up facing the wrong way or in the barriers.”

As we head into the GP, Max Verstappen leads the championship from Charles Leclerc with 125 points, and Red Bull lead the constructor’s championship from Ferrari with 235 points. 

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