Toro Rosso boss says F1 right to go to Azerbaijan


Toro Rosso Formula One Driver Carlos Sainz Jr. drives during the third free practice ahead of Bahrain's F1 Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, south of Manama, April 18, 2015. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost has defended Formula One's decision to race in Azerbaijan next year while brushing off concerns about media freedom and the country's human rights record.

Asked at a Hungarian Grand Prix news conference how he would react if some reporters were denied entry for Baku's race debut next year, as happened during the inaugural European Games recently, Tost was unmoved.

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