The Olympic city of Sochi will again host the Russian Grand Prix this coming weekend – the fourth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. Not only is it the fourth round of the season, but it is also the fourth time the F1 circus has visited the Sochi Autodrom.
After two productive testing days in Bahrain last week, the Sauber F1 Team heads – after a short stopover in its headquarters in Hinwil – to the Sochi Autodrom on the Black Sea coast where Pascal Wehrlein, who has only contested the one event for the his new team, can't wait to get back in the car and is hoping for a strong result around what is a fast and technical circuit.
“The Russian Grand Prix is a nice race weekend,” the German said. “The Sochi Autodrom is located on the Black Sea coast, in the centre of the Olympic Park. The Olympic flair makes it a special race weekend. The track itself is nice, I enjoy racing there. It is not an easy one, as some corners are quite technical.”
“With this year's cars, I assume that some corners will be very quick to drive through. There are also some 90 degrees corners, which are challenging. Overall I am looking forward to racing at Sochi again. I do have some Russian fans, because I was racing in Moscow for the DTM. They are really great. I got some nice drawings and Russian Matryoshka dolls. I can't wait to be back in the car again in Sochi.”
