With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the deletion of the GP which should have been disputed at Sochi it was a formality. With the exclusion of the trip to the Black Sea coast, the calendar of Formula 1 it went from 23 to 22 rounds. The CEO of F1 Stefano domenicali he was pelted with accusations by senior members of the administration of the country involved.
The harsh words of Domenicali
The circus number one used rather sharp words, a few days ago, about a hypothetical future of the top flight on Russian territory. Sundays said: “No more GPs in Russia”, and the reactions of the recipient's top positions were not long in coming.

Russia's response to Domenicali
It was the other side who made the big statement Dmitry Svishchev, Chairman of the Sports Administration of the Russian Federation. Svishchev referred, in his accusations, to alleged compensation that Domenicali should have guaranteed to the organizers, implying how the legal dispute is behind the corner. It is also recalled that in the future, replacement was planned in the calendar di Sochi with theIgor Drive, Petersburg route.
Svishchev said: “Domenicali said 'there will never be there again Formula 1 in Russia'. But before stating these things, he should have carefully examined his own contract. For how many years is it valid? Two, three years? He is an employee himself and can only make these statements for the duration of his contract. If the race is cancelled, it would be nice to get our payments back that we have carried out. Don't want to compete? Then return the money that was paid for the next race".
The accusation of fraud
The president of the sports administration continued his speech against the CEO of Imola, defining the issue a real scam against the Federation: “This is one thing very similar to a scam, to a racket in the style of the nineties. It seems to me that it is not based on any sporting principles. Domenicali should carefully consider his words. We will evaluate the possibility of compensation for financial and moral damages. Or at least I recommend the event organizers to do so".
SOURCE: formulapassion