F1: November Date For Russian GP In 2014?

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F1: November Date For Russian GP In 2014?

Russia is reportedly set to host Formula One in November 2014....

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted January 25, 2013 Balen (BEL)

Formula One may venture to Russia as early as late 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)

The mayor of Sochi has cited a November date for the first Russian GP in 2014, some nine months after the Winter Olympics at the same site.

The choice is unusual since the month is already packed with races, and, not surprisingly, the weather won’t be very hospitable. Wikipedia notes a mean of 10.9 C for the month, and a record low of minus 5.4 C.

Sochi is noted for its palm tree climate in the summer, and going there in the winter would seem to be a strange decision.

“It will be held in November, after the Olympics,” Reuters reports Anatoly Pakhomov as telling reports in Moscow.

“The circuit’s construction is being closely monitored by the regional government. Everything is going according to plan. If we had any problems, we would have asked for help from other regions.”

Adam Cooper notched up his 28th season as a racing journalist in 2012. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.

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