AZERBAIJAN — Baku makes for a very interesting street circuit on the Formula 1 (F1) calendar as it is the only racing venue where the cars could literally crash into a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 12th-century defensive walls have so far managed to stave off any errant F1 cars, but judging by how many cars did crash into the barriers around the Baku circuit this past weekend, race organizers might think again for next year.

All of the talk going into the weekend was about McLaren having a chance to seal up their tenth Constructor’s Championship in F1 as long as the two drivers finished either first and second, or first and third. Max Verstappen clenched the win on Sunday, which is an outcome no one should discount any given weekend, but few people would’ve predicted the McLaren duo end

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