Baku keen to return to June date for F1 race


FILE PHOTO: Formula One - F1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan - April 29, 2018 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton crosses the finish line to win the race Srdjan Suki/Pool via Reuters

BAKU (Reuters) - The Azerbaijan Grand Prix would like to move back to June from its current April slot on the Formula One calendar, race promoter Arif Rahimov said on Thursday.

"The weather (in June) is a bit more predictable, the build up is easier, you have less winds, less rains, it’s warmer overall," he told reporters ahead of Sunday’s race in Baku.

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