Hamilton and Leclerc play chess with Radjabov before the F1 Baku Grand Prix
The 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Round 17 of the F1 season, hits Baku City Circuit on September 21 at 12:00 PM local time (3:00 PM BST). The 6.003 km street track, with its 20 turns and 2.2 km straight is ready for one of the most exciting races of the season. But how do Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, now Ferrari teammates in 2025, prepare for the Baku Grand Prix? With chess!
For the Chessdom.com readers, the dedication to chess of Formula 1 drivers is no surprise. Piastri, Hamilton, Leclerc, Verstappen, Mick Schumacher, etc often hit our main page. Today, the news comes from Hamilton and Leclerc, who played chess with local Grandmaster and former top 10 with peak rating 2699,7 elo Teimour Rajabov
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