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Briatore claims credit for Azerbaijan’s F1 street race
Briatore claims credit for Azerbaijan's F1 street race Flavio Briatore has claimed credit for Azerbaijan's spectacular street grand prix in Baku. The former Renault boss, who has one of his ultra-expensive ‘Billionaire' outlets in the old Soviet city, was spotted in the Baku paddock for a brief visit on Saturday. 'Without me, there would never have been this grand prix,' the 66-year-old Italian told La Gazzetta dello Sport. 'Three years ago in Sardinia I met the president of Azerbaijan and said to him ‘Why don't you have a formula one race?' He said it was a good idea and invited me to Baku. 'We got into a helicopter and he showed me from the air what a possible circuit could...
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