Formula 1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali has revealed the sport will never return to Russia for any future races. They opted to cancel the contract for the country’s Grand Prix after Vladimir Putin ’s decision to invade Ukraine in February.
Next month, Sochi was to hold the race for one final time before moving to St Petersburg in 2023, a plan that has since been scrapped. Speaking to BILD, via GrandPrix.com, Domenicali made it clear there were no plans to revisit Russia.
"I've always believed that you should never say never," he said. "But in this case, I can promise for sure - we will no longer negotiate with them. There will be no more racing in Russia." Russian Grand Prix promoter Alexey Titov said he expects a refund for the early termination.
