Bahrain International Circuit that sand would blow onto the circuit and disrupt the race. However, organizers were able to keep the sand off the track by spraying an adhesive on the sand around the track. The surface of the track is made of graywacke aggregate, shipped to Bahrain from Bayston Hill quarry in Shropshire, England. The surface material is highly acclaimed by circuit bosses and Formula 1 drivers for the high level of grip it offers. The same aggregate material is used at the Yas Marina Circuit for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The DRS zone is on the pit straight at the
Baku City Circuit Car, and Vettel locked up whilst trying to overtake Bottas on the Safety Car restart, dropping him behind Hamilton, Räikkönen and Sergio Pérez into 5th place. Bottas, however, suffered a puncture the lap after the restart and was forced to retire from the race, meaning that Lewis Hamilton eventually took the race victory, ahead of Räikkönen in second and Pérez in 3rd. Baku City Circuit The Baku City Circuit () is a motor racing street circuit located in Baku, Azerbaijan constructed near Baku Boulevard. A lap of the circuit is , making it the second-longest circuit on the Formula One