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Sochi confident Russia sports ban won't affect Grand Prix

Formula 1 has vowed to closely monitor Russia's new four-year ban from all sporting events as, at present, it is not clear if the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ban includes the annual Russian Grand Prix or Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat. But Sochi promoters Rosgonki say the Formula 1 race will not be affected, 'The contract was signed in 2010, long before the events investigated by WADA, and runs until 2025.' And the Russian Automobile Federation said it has always fulfilled WADA requirements 'impeccably' in order to ensure 'pure and doping-free sport'. 'The FIA is not an organiser of major sporting events as defined by the world anti-doping code,' the Russian federation said, adding...
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