Russia may lose phase Formula 1

Famous Finnish rally driver Ari Vatanen said that the President of the International automobile Federation (FIA), Jean Todt is considering the possibility of cancelling the stage of Formula 1 in Sochi. According to Vatanen, Todt greatly excited by the situation in Ukraine.

"Of course, Jean knows about my explanations, we talked about this, because we are close friends. I think it partly shares my position. It turns out he is considered official and cannot afford the analogous expressions, his hands were tied. I'm not saying that he agreed completely with everything, but he is seriously limited in the exercises," said Vatanen.

Finnish racer, which is also the head of Estonian Autosport, called the owner of F1 Bernie Ecclestone to cancel the Grand Prix of Russia. "Often claim that in Formula 1 should not mix politics and sport, but there are cases when you need to adjust something. Now it's up to Bernie, he should cancel the race. After the Second world war, this is the 1st such an unprecedented event. We must ask ourselves: what we want the history for yourself?" - quoted figure of "Soviet Sport".

Note that Vatanen was a candidate for President of the FIA in 2009. But then he lost the election as never own friend Todt with a large gap.

Remember that the 1st in the history of the English stage of world championship racing in the class of Formula 1 will take place in Sochi October 12, 2014. The length of the Sochi railway - 5854 m, width - 13-15 meters, the maximum speed of 320 km per hour, the number of turns - 18. The total cost of all required construction work should be about 7.9 billion rubles.

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