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Wolff: Mercedes expecting unpredictable Baku

Wolff: Mercedes expecting "unpredictable" Baku

24-04-2018 12:55
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Jake Williams-Smith

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that F1 is in store for another crazy race in Azerbaijan as they look to retaliate having not taken a win so far in 2018. Last year the race in Baku was full of action from start to finish, including that safety car fiasco between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.

Although Mercedes is yet to stand on the top step of the podium, Wolff is excited at the prospect of the challenge and says that fans could be set for another incredible blast around the streets of the capital.

“We’re going into the race weekend in Baku feeling excited about that unpredictability,” he said.

“It will be the first time the Azerbaijan Grand Prix takes place in April, with completely different conditions to the
previous years when we went to the Caspian Sea in June.

“This is a demanding circuit where the drivers need confidence in the car to find the right rhythm – and you want to hit the ground running on Friday morning.

“Last year’s race threw up a podium that nobody could have predicted and, as is the way with street courses, we can once again expect the unexpected.”

Mercedes hold the championship lead in the constructor standings but only by a single point by Ferrari as the Scuderia have come out swinging this season with Red Bull not far behind.