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Azerbaijan Grand Prix Format Change Explained After Key Baku Decision
Promoters and government stakeholders requested the change to avoid a clash with Remembrance Day, and Formula 1 agreed to move the race 24 hours earlier.
- The Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 26, to accommodate the national Remembrance Day on September 27, after promoters and government stakeholders requested the shift.
- Remembrance Day commemorates the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, a 44-Day conflict in 2020 that resulted in the loss of approximately 2,900 Azerbaijani soldiers.
- Because of this shift, the entire weekend schedule moved forward by 24 hours, with media day on Wednesday, practice sessions on Thursday, qualifying on Friday, and the Grand Prix on Saturday.
- While Saturday races are rare in modern Formula 1, the Las Vegas Grand Prix has run on Saturdays since its 2023 return, and Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix were moved for Ramadan.
- Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will compete in Baku this weekend, while Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the standings and remains on course to become Formula 1's youngest-ever world champion this year.
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(Adnkronos) The Azerbaijan Grand Prix breaks tradition and anticipates the whole 24-hour weekend program: the race in Baku is held on Saturday, September 26 instead of Sunday. The decision was taken at the explicit request of the local authorities and organizers to avoid the conjunction with September 27, [...]
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