Baku, Azerbaijan, June 25
By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:
Formula 1 is greatly increasing the number of tourists coming to Baku and even more popularizes Azerbaijan in the world, Gray Beetwich, a fan from UK, told Trend.
“I have come to Azerbaijan for the first time and I have not expected Baku to be such a beautiful and modern city,” he said. “I believe the people who arrived in Azerbaijan to watch Formula 1 will come here again as tourists.”
The 2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – the 8th round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship – was held in Baku June 23-25. Ten teams, two drivers in each, competed on the 6-kilometer Baku City Circuit.