'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
#2 There are worse tracks on the calendar
It sounds like a backhanded compliment, but it's relevant to this opinion. In my opinion, a real case could be used to make for Sochi, the Circuit of the Americas, Circuit Paul Ricard, Barcelona & Yas Marina are all worse additions to the calendar than Baku.
The main reasoning behind this is because of the same reason as in the previous slide, the unpredictability. If there's one thing sports fans love, it's a surprise, that's why football fans were captivated by Leicester City's 2015/16 Premier League victory.
Formula 1 tracks should be earned in a meritocracy, the better & more entertaining tracks should be on the roster instead of ones that are less so. Does that mean that Baku is in the top 21? (The number of races in 2019). Absolutely, and with circuits like Hanoi's Street Circuit being added to the calendar in the future, there are less deserving ones of a Grand Prix hosting a race.
