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Fans return in Russia but F1 still a long way from the old normal

Formula 1 welcomed spectators in greater numbers than seen so far in a COVID-19 hit season at the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday, with McLaren's Lando Norris describing their presence as 'half a step back to the way it should be'. Organisers, who have talked of attracting a 30,000 strong crowd for Sunday's race in Sochi, have declared the tickets sold out. They said some 5,000 had attended on Thursday when there was no track action at the Olympic Park circuit and the usual pit lane walk was conducted virtually with fans watching on big screens. 'I´ve missed the fans so much through the year. I can´t tell you how great it is to see people,' six times world champion Lewis Hamilton told...
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