Bernie Ecclestone says Russia will stay on the F1 schedule so long as it has the backing of Vladimir Putin. The F1 supremo is an avowed admirer of the controversial ...
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F1 security unprecedented for Putin visit
Unprecedented security at a grand prix will accompany Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to the inaugural race on Sunday. F1’s regular television broadcasters have been told that when Putin’s security ...
Read More »F1 teams to ‘follow’ Ecclestone to Russia
F1 team bosses have swerved around the political crisis in the wake of the MH17 air disaster. The sport is scheduled to race on Russian soil for the first time ...
Read More »F1 will respect Russia GP contract – Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has moved to dismiss doubts about this year’s inaugural Russian grand prix. In the wake of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 atrocity, pressure is falling on formula one to ...
Read More »F1 in shock as plane crash piles doubt on Russia GP
The F1 paddock in Hockenheim has joined the rest of the world in shock at the terrible news emerging from violence-torn Ukraine. Almost 300 people are dead after a Boeing ...
Read More »Russian GP ‘unrealistic’ amid Crimean crisis
An unofficial asterisk is still hovering above this year’s inaugural running of the Russian grand prix. Earlier, F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda dismissed suggestions the sport should ...
Read More »F1 heading for Azerbaijan debut – Ecclestone
Almost a year ago, Bernie Ecclestone stunned F1’s headline writers when he said plans were afoot for a race in Baku. Seasoned journalists quickly discovered it is the capital and ...
Read More »Sauber bailout collapse fears ‘not worth a denial’
Leading figures of Sauber’s Russian rescue deal have played down reports of a delay that means vital money is not yet flowing to the embattled Swiss team. The German newspaper ...
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