Seeing as no one has ever won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix twice, Fernando Alonso would be looking forward to fighting to score points for the third time in a row around the third longest track in the calendar. This will be his fourth appearance on the Baku City Circuit. So far, Fernando Alonso’s best result in Azerbaijan was sixth place which he achieved in 2021, and he’s scored points in all but one of his races there.
“We have a lot of street circuits now in Formula 1. I do enjoy them as there is really no margin for error. Baku is a track where overtaking is very possible. In my last three races there I’ve managed to gain a number of places during the race, so it’s very different to Monaco in that respect”, Alonso mentioned.
Fernando Alonso is only 10 points away from having 2000 career points in total. Only Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have more points than him. This is after he scored his best result of the season in seventh place at the Monaco Grand Prix two weekends ago.
Alonso said, “It was a good weekend for us and we deserved to come away with points. We found some pace from Friday to Sunday, and we delivered a good race overall to ensure we scored. Usually, the race in Monaco is quite predictable, but with the mixed weather and tyre choices it really created a chaotic race.
“I had to manage the tyres at the end as we fitted the Mediums for the restart, but once I could push, we managed to create a good enough gap to Lewis behind. I’m looking forward to Baku and where we want to make it three points finishes in a row.
“It’s a fun track and one where overtaking is possible. There is a mixture of high speed and low speed corners and a very long straight, so setup wise you have to be prepared for this. It’ll be interesting to see how the 2022 cars find this circuit”, BWT Alpine Formula One team’s oldest statesman said.
