Russian GP Missed Deadline For Application

The first ever Russian Grand Prix is to be held as part of the 2014 F1 season.

F1 Russian GP is planned at The Sochi International Street Circuit, previously known as the Sochi Olympic Park Circuit, is a 5.872 km Formula One racing street circuit under construction in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

The circuit is similar to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and the Sydney Olympic Park Circuit in that it will run around a venue used for Olympic competition; in this case, the Sochi Olympic Park site, scene of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

But currently the fate of the first Russian GP is uncertain.

Still Russian officials remain optimistic their debut grand prix will go ahead next season despite missing a deadline to submit their application to join the 2014 Formula 1 calendar. - facebook.com/F1KoreanFans