• Drivers stand on the grid before the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    Drivers stand on the grid before the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • A grid girl holds the Azeri national flag before the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    A grid girl holds the Azeri national flag before the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • A track marshal with a Lewis Hamilton sign and an Azerbaijan flag before the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Charles Coates / Getty Images
    A track marshal with a Lewis Hamilton sign and an Azerbaijan flag before the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Charles Coates / Getty Images
  • Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg walks to the drivers parade before the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
    Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg walks to the drivers parade before the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
  • A grid girl holds a sign with the number of Red Bull Racing’s Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    A grid girl holds a sign with the number of Red Bull Racing’s Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev walks on the grid before the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev walks on the grid before the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • Lewis Hamilton in action in his Mercedes-GP during the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
    Lewis Hamilton in action in his Mercedes-GP during the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
  • Mercedes-GP driver Nico Rosberg steers his car at the Baku City Circuit, on June 19, 2016 in Baku, during the European Formula One Grand Prix. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    Mercedes-GP driver Nico Rosberg steers his car at the Baku City Circuit, on June 19, 2016 in Baku, during the European Formula One Grand Prix. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton goes into a corner ahead of Haas driver Romain Grosjean and several other drivers. Kirill Kudryavstev / AFP
    Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton goes into a corner ahead of Haas driver Romain Grosjean and several other drivers. Kirill Kudryavstev / AFP
  • Drivers compete at the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    Drivers compete at the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • Renault driver Jolyon Palmer drives off the track after the start. Luca Bruno / AP Photo
    Renault driver Jolyon Palmer drives off the track after the start. Luca Bruno / AP Photo
  • Drivers compete during the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    Drivers compete during the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg drives during the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg drives during the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg celebrates after winning the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg celebrates after winning the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

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June 19, 2016

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