Bernie Ecclestone: other Grands Prix should learn from Baku

Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone wants other promoters to learn from the "incredible job" Baku did in hosting its first grand prix.

"If all the places we go made the effort that these people made here, it would be fantastic. They've done an incredible job. It's turned out to be a really good circuit. I wanted to go past the old castle whatever happened, to get all these things in shot, which is what we were lucky enough to do," Sky Sports cited Ecclestone as saying.

According to him, "Baku is like a jewel hidden away somewhere which we didn't know about". "Plus, the weather's incredible," he added.

There were a few teething problems, such as the drain cover that came loose during P3, damaging Valtteri Bottas' Williams. Ecclestone, however, accepts these things happen. "Yes, this is a prototype, this is the first race," he said.
  
This was confirmed by Baku City Circuit chief executive Arif Rahimov. "The government really understands that the Grand Prix brings a lot to the country and it's very important to us," he stressed.

"That's why we are doing this race and it's not going anywhere.Everyone has enjoyed it and we hope we are going to have a very long relationship with Formula 1," he said.