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Baku F1 race director rules out swap with Turkish GP

Interview To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool The head of the Baku City Circuit commission for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Arif Rahimov, has said there is no possibility of the country swapping its F1 race this season with Turkey as the event in Istanbul has come under pressure to be cancelled after a deterioration in the country's COVID-19 situation. The Turkish Grand Prix is currently set to join the calendar for a second year running as a replacement for the cancelled Canadian Grand Prix, but doubts have been raised as to whether the race can go ahead with current restrictions in the country and after the UK put Turkey on its 'red' list of countries for travel. Rahimov,...
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