Azerbaijan desires its Formulation One Grand Prix in Baku to be one in all six proposed Dash weekends subsequent season, promoter Arif Rahimov mentioned on Monday.

Chatting with reporters on a Zoom name, Rahimov mentioned the topic was on his agenda for dialogue with Formulation One round this yr’s June 12 race.

“I fairly just like the dash races, they add much more motion,” he mentioned.

“The enchantment with the dash race, not only for Baku however for any promoter, is certainly that it seems like it’ll deliver extra followers on Saturday.

“We’re a market the place a lot of the followers are usually not as educated within the sport itself so while you say that we’ve got two races…that can positively enhance the attendance on a Saturday and provides them extra worth for cash.”

Formulation One has but to substantiate six sprints subsequent yr, regardless of the groups and industrial rights holder Liberty Media voting in favour, after the governing FIA known as for additional analysis.

Three dash weekends are scheduled for 2022, with the primary held at Imola in Italy final month and the opposite two due in Austria and Brazil.

The format sees qualifying for the official pole place on Friday, with Saturday’s race then setting the grid for Sunday’s grand prix.

“I would be glad to have the dash race right here in Baku subsequent yr,” mentioned Rahimov. “I hope we’re a type of six races that can get it.”

“I am an enormous proponent of it. I actually like the concept. I feel it is good simply to combine issues round a little bit bit all through the years. Issues get boring and folks simply get too used to the identical format after which they lose their curiosity.”

Final yr’s race in Baku was held with out spectators as a result of COVID-19 pandemic after being cancelled in 2020. This yr will see a return to regular crowds.