The FIA's Charlie Whiting has hailed the new Baku City Circuit, which is set to host the European Grand Prix in just over a weeks time, following his final track inspection ahead of the race.
Whiting last visited the circuit in mid-May when he predicted it would provide a "fascinating race", but much of the work was still left to do to prepare the streets for the inaugural grand prix, though he remained confident it would be ready in time.
Following his latest visit this week, he said he was "surprised" to see how much work had been completed in such a short space of time.
"I was very encouraged by the huge amount of work that has been done since my last visit. I’m pleasantly surprised to see just how much of the circuit is complete," he commented.
"We spent 4 or 5 hours walking around the track examining every bit of it.
"In general, I must say that the standards of the circuit built so far are absolutely superb and personally I am getting quite excited about the idea of coming here to race in a week’s time."
The city is due to host its first race on June 19, just a week after the Canadian GP.
