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The Grand Prix in Baku is set for a name change from next season.
Aiming to promote the nation as a "modern European country", Azerbaijan's inaugural Formula One race was billed as the European Grand Prix, despite the fact that Azerbaijan is situated on what is considered as the border of Europe and Asia.
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However, after a successful first race, race officials are keen to switch to the title of Azerbaijani Grand Prix next year according to major Azerbaijan news agency Trend.
"We hope the next race will be held under the name of the Azerbaijani Grand Prix," a circuit spokesperson confirmed. "We successfully held Formula One in the capital for the first time (in 2015)," she added. "Therefore, it is time to link the name of this stage with our country."
The request was reportedly sent to F1 authorities and received no objection. In fact, the provisional 2017 calendar published last week does indeed list the race in Baku as 'Azerbaijan'
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