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'Not illegal to race in Russia'

Bernie Ecclestone is adamant that Formula 1 is not breaking any rules by racing in Russia this weekend. Given the political situation between Russia and the Ukraine, the former has been hit by sanctions from both the EU and America. This led to some calls for Formula 1 to boycott Russia. However, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has always stated that the grand prix will go ahead and this week teams and drivers arrived at the Sochi Autodrom to set up ahead of the inaugural race. And once again the F1 supremo is insisting F1 is doing nothing wrong by racing in Russia. "We are happy, the sponsors appear to be happy, so we carry on," the 83-year-old told The Times. "No one has...
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