Baku City Circuit

As of late, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has garnered a reputation for being a spectacle. Following yesterday’s qualifying results, it set the stage for an interesting race. Sure enough, today’s race delivered the unexpected in droves, from beginning to end.

The story so far in the 2018 Formula One season has been all about the Prancing Horse. Since the opening race in Australia, Ferrari has been a force to be reckoned with. For the team’s latest achievement, Sebastian Vettel has claimed his third consecutive pole position for tomorrow’s race.

Heading into this Formula One weekend, the main narrative was tire trouble, with a continuous lack of grip around the streets of Baku. For today’s Grand Prix, that narrative took a nosedive in exchange for chaos.

It’s funny how things work out sometimes. When the first gameplay footage of F1 2016 surfaced yesterday, I made a point of acknowledging that the Baku City Circuit, home to this weekend’s European Grand Prix, wasn’t shown in said footage.