Motor racing-Formula One cancels 2022 Russian Grand Prix

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(Reuters) -Formula One on Friday said it will not race in Russia this season, saying it was 'impossible' to do so after the country launched an invasion on neighbouring Ukraine.

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Russian Grand Prix - Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia - September 26, 2021 General view as the winners trophy is displayed before the race Pool via REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov/File Photo

"On Thursday evening Formula One, the FIA, and the teams discussed the position of our sport, and the conclusion is ... that it is impossible to hold the Russian Grand Prix in the current circumstances."Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel told a news conference that he would not take part in the Russian Grand Prix if it went ahead.U.S.

European soccer's governing body UEFA, earlier on Friday, said it had moved the Champions League final from St Petersburg to Paris. But the sport, which pulled off 17 races in the pandemic-hit 2020 season and held 22 races last year, has options it can pick to fill the spot vacated by Russia, after a number of venues held races as COVID-19 stand-ins over the last two seasons.

 

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FIA must be with heavy hearted to decide on this 🤣

Good. Not even a good track.

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