The German Sebastian Vettel is excited about racing Azerbaijanwhere last year he got his first podium on the team Aston-Martinwhile his teammate, the Canadian Lance Mamasyal He was less confident in his possibilities.
Despite being an urban circuit, standard It offers plenty of overtaking opportunities, with an average of 40 per race, excluding the opening lap, and approximately 66 percent using DRS, but strategy is key in Baku, in part because the track is with lower peat times, just 21 seconds and, despite high speed and heavy braking at various points on the track, the Pirelli carries its softer compounds.
In four of the five races held so far in Baku, the safety car was used. In both 2017 and 2021, the race was red flagged, creating a strategic variant.
For Sebastian Vettel is “well back in Baku”. “It’s been a year since I got my first podium finish at Aston Martin on this circuit, so it was a special career for me And it will be interesting to see how the new cars fit into the circuit, especially with the mixture of fast and slow speeds in straight and tight corners, but I’m ready to go back there in Azerbaijan. ”
His ally Lance Mamasyalpointed out in the team’s press release that “last year was a difficult career for me, despite the team’s overall success, but I’m ready to face this circuit again, where mixing long straight and tight corners requires a good set-up commitment; It will be interesting to see how the new rules work. ”
Source: La Verdad
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