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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

F1 season cut to 22 races after Russian GP not replaced on calendar

The Sochi circuit was due to host a grand prix on 25 September as the first leg of a triple-header with Singapore and Japan.
The Sochi circuit was due to host a grand prix on 25 September as the first leg of a triple-header with Singapore and Japan. Photograph: Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images

The Russian Grand Prix will not be replaced on this year’s calendar after the Formula One race in Sochi was cancelled in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. The F1 season, which had been set to host a record 23 meetings, will now revert to 22 races.

F1 had been looking at potential alternative venues to stand in for Russia but concluded that the additional costs and burdens another race would have placed on teams and personnel were not warranted.

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