Ten years of Baku: Can F1 2026 bring back the fear factor?

Has it really been 10 years? Actually, it feels longer than that. The presence of Baku on the Formula 1 calendar has been consistent (excluding the COVID year) to the point where it's seen as part of the furniture, rather than the bizarre outlier it was viewed as back in its 2016 debut year. "A fast street circuit?" we all scoffed, our perception of inner-city courses defined by the likes of Monaco, Singapore, et al. The additions of Jeddah and Las Vegas makes it seem relatively humdrum by today's standards.