Russia’s hopes of holding its inaugural grand prix next year may rest on officials being able to convince the FIA its application was lodged late due to ‘force majeure’. Due ...
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Whiting inspects Sochi track
F1 race director Charlie Whiting has this week inspected progress at the site of the inaugural 2014 Russian grand prix. Organisers of the race confirmed the FIA safety delegate was ...
Read More »Moscow enjoys F1 spotlight on spare weekend
‘Moscow’ was the word on F1 fanatics’ lips at the weekend. On the last days off before the arduous Hockenheim-Hungary double header, Russia was the centre of the sport’s attention. ...
Read More »Sochi eyes Olympic stadium for Russian GP
Organisers of the first Russian grand prix are tipped to incorporate the 2014 Winter Olympics stadium into the formula one circuit. The coastal city Sochi is scheduled to host not ...
Read More »Olympic Committee has power to delay Russia GP
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has the power to delay the inaugural Russian grand prix for a year. The resort city Sochi has scheduled both the Winter Olympics and formula ...
Read More »Sochi priority for 2014 is Olympics, not F1 – official
The contract for the inaugural Russian grand prix in 2014 allows for a postponement in the event that preparations for the Winter Olympics in the same city of Sochi are ...
Read More »2015 Russia GP postponement possible – Sochi mayor
City mayor Anatoly Pakhomov has admitted the inaugural Russian grand prix may not take place as scheduled in 2014 if its organisation disrupts parallel preparations for the Winter Olympics. A ...
Read More »Virgin to announce Marussia buy-in on Thursday
Virgin will announce officially on Thursday morning that it has sold a major stake in the new British F1 team to Russian supercar maker Marussia. The announcement will take place ...
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