To Russia With Love: With F1 Heading to Sochi in 2014 Which Grands Prix Will Go?

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Published: October 16, 2010

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There has been talk of a Russian Grand Prix for years. Two days ago, we saw a lovely picture of Bernie Ecclestone and Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin shaking hands, announcing that there will be a race in Sochi, near the Black Sea, from 2014.

However, with India joining in 2011, and the USA returning in 2012 we’re now faced with the introduction of three new grands prix in the next four years. Also, there’s talk of South Africa hosting an F1 race for the first time since the early 80s.

Since we already have 19 races this season, and Ecclestone has said 20 is the highest he would go, it poses the question, which venues will lose their race by 2015?

Ecclestone is above all, a businessman. He knows which grands prix make money and which don’t. He knows which are worth having, the politics of the sport, and which he can cut with minimal disruption and effort. In all likelihood, he could publish a fairly accurate 2014 schedule tomorrow.

So it won’t be just the unpopular, inaccessible circuits that are left off the calendar. If he could make money in the long run, by cutting Monaco for three years, he would do it. Nothing is sacred. Without knowing the contracts signed between Formula One Management and the race organisers, it’s difficult to know which are the most likely to go, but we can still have a guess.

First of all, we can eliminate some tracks from the discussion. The new tracks such as Korea, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, India, the US and Russia will almost certainly be there.

China and Turkey are relatively new, having hosted seven and six GPs, respectively. They are old enough, however, that cutting them from the schedule isn’t out of the question. Bahrain is popular enough to keep its place relatively safe.

As for the historic races, the British and Italian Grands Prix have appeared in all 61 F1 World Championships; they will stay. Monaco is F...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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