As Formula 1 arrives at Azerbaijan, a track where just about anyone on the grid can grab victory and where a front row start on the grid may not necessarily result in a win, as seen in 2021, probably it\u2019s fair to say that racing shall descend into chaos as we hit Baku. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is here where Vettel and Hamilton came to blows in a car versus car confrontation that led to heated exchanges on the radio; where Daniel, in a definitive triple overtake, conquered the top step in 2017; where Raikkonen salvaged a podium during a lacklustre period with Ferrari and where, most remarkably, Perez claimed what was then, a second win of his career in 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baku, famously riddled with a 2 km long straight, has done both- crushed hearts and healed some when nothing has particularly seemed right for its eventual victors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Can it unfold, once again, a surprise winner given in the half a decade history of racing here, we\u2019ve always gone on to see a different winner and one who hasn\u2019t necessarily won from pole? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But before that, which drivers need to deliver a strong Baku race? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The czar of the grid, the only current driver in Formula 1 with seven world titles has, for the lack of a better word, endured a banal and uninspiring season much to the surprise of his legions of fans and unlike his usual winning self.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n