Russian Grand Prix 2014: After the Winter Olympics, Will Sochi Be Ready?

As the 2014 Winter Olympics draw to a close in Sochi, Russia, the resort city on the Black Sea is only eight months away from another major international event. On October 12, Sochi will host the first Russian Grand Prix in 100 years. A brand new race track, the Sochi International Street Circuit, is currently being built around the Olympic Park. Recently, race promoter Oleg Zabara told Alan Baldwin of Reuters that "All works are being carried out according to the schedule. The racing track is 91 percent complete. ... Everything is according to plan, and there aren't any problems during Olympic period." Ninety-one percent...how precise! Given the issues that greeted some guests when they arrived in Sochi for the Olympics, though, it i...

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