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Crash and crisis overshadow Russia's Formula 1 debut

Fernando Alonso with F1 fans on his arrival at Sochi Formula 1 debut in Winter Olympic city Sochi this weekend with the sport in no mood to party even without the political clouds that hang heavy over the race. Dominant Mercedes could clinch the constructors' title for the first time, while Britain's Lewis Hamilton is aiming for a ninth win of the season to add to his 10-point lead over German team mate Nico Rosberg but sport will not make all the headlines. Unthinkable in the communist era, when a Ferrari on the streets of Moscow was as rare as a Zil limousine in Las Vegas, the grand prix arrives at a time when many in the west find it unpalatable. The crisis in Ukraine, with condemnation...
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