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Ecclestone doubts Russian GP will be a night race
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has doubts that the Russian Grand Prix will now switch to becoming a night race in the future. Sochi organisers had talked since its inaugural event in 2014 of moving the start time until the evening at some point. But despite much analysis of the cost implications of flood lighting the track, Ecclestone said on Sunday that he thought that the expense could not be justified. When asked by Motorsport.com about if he thought Russia would join the list of events that were night races, he said: "I doubt it. "It is not cheap to put in because when it was built, that was the time to lay all the cables. They all they would have to do is put in the...
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