“The Castle Curve”: the Terror of Formula 1 Drivers Where Colapinto Must Pass

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The Argentine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto will have a complicated test this weekend in the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan, which has the dreaded “the curve of the castle”. Curve 8 of the Baku circuit is a narrow alley, which is only 7.6 meters wide. This makes it practically impossible to pass a rival in this sector. The pilots must enter this curve practically diagonally in order not to lose speed, since they enter the same one at about 100 kil…

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The urban circuit of Azerbaijan, with its narrow section of the castle and the longest stretch of the calendar, will be the new examination for Alpine in the middle of a challenging season.

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Alpine F1 goes to Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the 17th round of Formula 1 in 2025 marking the opening of the last third of the season, which will take place outside Europe and away from the base of the teams. Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto are looking forward to a circuit where they both achieved good results in the past. Pierre climbed on the podium in 2021 and Franco scored his first points in Formula 1 last year. This unique track …

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Franco Colapinto is on his way to Azerbaijan to compete for the Formula 1 Grand Prix on the Baku circuit and in the midst of a lot of uncertainty, especially because of his future in the category, the Argentine squanders confidence. It is not for less, because in this scenario he achieved his first points in the maximum, when he ended up in the...