Sochi's days as Russian Grand Prix venue if the country's President Vladimir Putin's wishes to move to St. Petersburg are true. Daily Mail are reporting exclusively that, 'Vladimir Putin and Formula 1's power brokers are in advanced talks about staging a race in St Petersburg.' The report adds, 'The Russian president is preparing to bankroll a new purpose-built circuit 15 miles or so outside the country's second-largest city. Should Putin decree it, the Russian Grand Prix would decamp from Sochi, where it will be held this weekend, to St Petersburg as soon as 2021.' Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone who took F1 to Russia, is also involved according to the report: 'Ecclestone is a...
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