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Originally Posted by Mike Harte

Couple of points.

There are only spaces for around a maximum of 20,000 spectators - both standing and seated - (up from the initial 10,000), but more importantly, there are only about 5,000 hotel beds, a good number of which are taken up by the F1 circus and groupies. So where are the spectators going to stay, assuming that the locals have no interest (as in so many of these new tracks - no motor racing heritage).

And for travellers, there are very few direct flights from countries that do support foreign F1 races, and what flights are available are very expensive. And Baku is hardly a tourist destination.

All of which clearly makes it a perfect choice for a series where decisions are primarily dictated by TV revenue, rather than the needs of paying punters...........