Sochi on the Black Sea Coast plays host to round 16 of the FIA Formula One World Championship, following quickly on the heels of a sweltering race around the streets of Singapore last weekend. Unofficially known as the ‘summer capital of Russia’ the city contains the 5.848 km Sochi Autodrom; effectively a street circuit that has evolved out of the internal roads of the park built for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: 'The Sochi track winds its way around the Olympic Park and starts with an interesting mix of straights and medium-speed corners, before reaching Sector 3 where a series of low speed turns test the cars’ handling and braking before returning the...
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