Russian Grand Prix Russian Grand Prix The Russian Grand Prix () is an annual auto race held at Sochi Autodrom – a street circuit built around Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, as part of the Formula One World Championship. The race was first held briefly in the 1910s in Saint Petersburg of the Russian Empire. Plans were made to host a Formula One event in Moscow for the 1983 season as the Grand Prix of the Soviet Union, these plans fell through. In 2010, it was officially announced that the Russian city of Sochi, which was also preparing to host the 2014 Winter
Grand Prix: The Killer Years the same week as Black Friday. Grand Prix: The Killer Years Grand Prix: The Killer Years is a television documentary made in 2010 for the BBC by Manchester-based film producers Bigger Picture. It was first aired on 27 March 2011 on BBC Four. Repeat broadcasts followed on BBC Two and BBC Four. The film tells the story of Grand Prix racing in the 1960s and 70s where mechanical failure, lethal track design, fire and incompetence led to the death of many young drivers. Among the interviewees contributing to the film are Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi and John Surtees. The film