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Russian GP presses ahead despite opposition

Sochi Autodrom opening ceremony Just two weeks before Formula 1 action kicks off at Sochi, the sport's decision to press ahead with the inaugural Russian Grand Prix remains highly controversial. Despite the Ukraine crisis, the MH17 atrocity and high tension between Vladimir Putin and the West, Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA are determined to staging round 16 of the 2014 world championship as scheduled. Charlie Whiting has inspected and approved the newly-constructed Sochi Autodrom, and Formula 1's official website now declares that it has been officially launched and opened. 'I am glad to report that the first ever Formula 1 race track in Russia has now officially opened and very soon our...
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