Russian billionaire Boris Rotenberg has admitted he could set up a Formula 1 team as the country embraces motorsport at the highest level. At Sochi, Russia's visiting trade and industry minister Denis Manturov told Ria Novosti news agency: 'I think a Russian team will appear. It is not far off.' The man closest to making that happen is Rotenberg, whose SMP Racing operation backs Sergey Sirotkin, recently had an LMP1 team at Le Mans, and supports scores of Russian drivers in various categories. Rotenberg, who is closely linked with Russian president Vladimir Putin, said at Sochi: 'The more you try to create in motorsport, the more chance you have to flourish. 'Do we want to create a Formula...
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