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Baku promoter blames over-cautious drivers

Although Azerbaijan failed to impress with its first grand prix, race promoter Arif Rahimov believes this year's event will deliver. Last season Baku made its Formula 1 debut as the drivers raced around the streets of the Azerbaijan capital. But while the scenery was visually impressive, the racing was not. Drivers struggled to overtake and it was bordering on boring at times. This year, though, Rahimov believes with a bit more driver confidence in the track, Baku will deliver an 'interesting' race. 'The first year in Sochi was boring,' said the promoter. 'There were no accidents, nothing there. I'm not saying the track was boring, it's a great track, but the first race was steady, the...
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