Russia: Sochi Grand Prix is AXED from the Formula One calendar

The Russian Grand Prix in Sochi has been removed from the 2022 F1 calendar The Russian Grand Prix will not be part of the Formula One season this year after the sport's bosses decided to remove it from its calendar following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Sebastian Vettel said he would boycott the Sochi Grand Prix following Russia's invasion Reining world champion Max Verstappen stopped short of condemning Russia, but also thought the race should be scrapped. F1 team Haas removed Russian sponsor Uralkali's branding from its car and run it in an all-white livery on the final day of Barcelona testing on Friday Haas, who Russian Nikita Mazepin races with, are Haas have run their cars with Russian flags and Uralkali stickers on them since last season as part of a title sponsorship deal, which has secured funding for the team and seen company owner and billionaire Dmitry Mazepin's son Nikita signed to a race seat. The aim would be to capture the government and force them to sign a peace treaty handing control of the country back to Russia or a Russian puppet UKRAINE WAR: LATEST Russia said it is not willing to negotiate with Ukraine's government until military operation is over Came after Zelensky called for talks to end fighting Ukraine says Russia has bombed 33 civilian sites in Kyiv in the last 24 hours Two children have been reported killed in Kyiv bombing overnight Ukraine has banned men aged 18 to 60 from leaving the country to conscript them into armed forces Russia is deploying paratroopers to Chernobyl after capturing it yesterday, Moscow said Ukraine reported 'anomalous' radiation levels at the plant amid fears nuclear storage was breached in fighting, but Moscow said readings are normal Russia claims to have destroyed 118 Ukrainian military sites in 30 hours of fighting PM Boris Johnson pledged more support is coming to Ukraine in the coming days Johnson shared a phone call with Zelensky on Friday morning The news in the world of sport came as Ukrainian forces took to the streets of Kyiv today with national guard troops pictured lining up defensive positions along a highway shortly before the sounds of gunfire and explosions rang out as they battled Russian forces for control of the capital.