The new Sochi Autodrom circuit has been given a thumbs up by the F1 drivers following the first day of track action ahead of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix. The all-new track, which wends its way through the Olympic Park – built for this February's winter games -, was considered pre-event as akin to the former Valencia street circuit on paper, though many found this not to be the case when they got to sample it for themselves. Even so, much of the feedback for the high-speed 5.8km track was positive, with Daniel Ricciardo admitting it was harder to master than he was expecting. “More technical and difficult than it looked on paper,” he said. “It seemed quite hard to get the lap...
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