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The Russian Grand Prix has been a regular fixture on the Formula 1 calendar since 2014. The race was one of the legacies of the 2014 Winter Olympics, which took place in Sochi, and the Autodrom utilises many of the Olympic facilities and passes alongside what was the Olympic village. This year’s race is the sixth world championship Russian Grand Prix, but there have been previous grands prix in the country: two races were held in St Petersburg, in 1913 and ’14. Sochi Autodrom is an exceptionally long and technical circuit, characterized by hard braking into low-speed corners. There are 12 right-hand and six left-hand corners, with a 650-meter (2,133 foot) straight between the first and...
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