Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that all the facilities constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympics must also be used efficiently after the Sochi Games. And this is the reason the idea came up to host the Formula One Grand Prix in Russia.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone
“This new Formula One track will provide our drivers and Russian motorsport with another good, modern venue for training and competitions,” the prime minister said at the meeting. Mr Ecclestone, in turn, said that he was “impressed by the idea to use all the Olympic venues after the Olympics.”
Vladimir Putin answers journalists' questions as he wraps up his working visit to Sochi
Vladimir Putin believes Russia has a very good chance of winning the 2018 World Cup bid.
“The creation of the Common Economic Space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is undoubtedly our priority. We have great hopes for this project, and we expect that it will create new opportunities for the Russian economy and the economies of our partners, increase their competitiveness and spur the flow of capital, technology and goods between our states.”