2022 - Race 17 Russia

[F1nKS]

How soon before F1 announces the cancellation of the Russian GP?

[airshifter]

Well, maybe never. The FIA doesn't seem to get into the political nature of thing much. If it did, we wouldn't be racing in a number of places as is.

[F1nKS]

If the various European governments put sanctions on Russia, it won't be in the F1 hands.

But we will see in the coming days what actually happens. Russia owes a lot of money to Western European banks so even though there has been tough talk, walking the walk will be much harder to do.

[airshifter]

Well, they held the race in 2014, so I'm not expecting much to change.

Sanctions against a government entity is not sanctions against all citizens. Unless a government restricts travels of the athletes (drivers) then I suspect the race would just run as normal.

[Mark]

There's a long way to go yet before the race. But then they are still going ahead with the Champions League final and that is in May I think.

[airshifter]

There's a long way to go yet before the race. But then they are still going ahead with the Champions League final and that is in May I think.

Short of major turmoil in the regions that host the sport, they seem to just roll with the instabilities and go ahead as if nothing is happening.


It's been forever since I've seen you post. I thought maybe Pino had banned you or something.

[F1nKS]

If Russia invades Ukraine, I don't see any way that the international community will allow the Sochi race to continue.

[F1nKS]

If Russia invades Ukraine, I don't see any way that the international community will allow the Sochi race to continue.

Just after I finished typing that, Putin released a statement declaring war on Ukraine and announcing the Russian would be demilitarizing the country by force.

[airshifter]

At the rate things are going, the next Russian GP might be in the former Ukraine. The UN and the world in general have become nothing more than paper pushers, and I don't see any major actions to stop Russia doing what they want happening. They seem to be moving towards the ways of N. Korea with anything the world does being taken as a threat.

But I still wouldn't rule out that they race there. I guess at this point it all depends on how things go down. I've heard there are rumors that Turkey might be an alternate if things are too crazy in Russia.

[F1nKS]

There's a long way to go yet before the race. But then they are still going ahead with the Champions League final and that is in May I think.

UEFA is about to announce the Champions League final to be moved outside of Russia.