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on 24/02/2022, 23:35:22 UTC
Just read the news about him wanting the race to be cancelled which would be scheduled for September 25th in Sochi.
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12550320/sebastian-vettel-former-f1-world-champion-says-he-will-not-race-at-2022-russian-gp-amid-ukraine-invasion

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/60508391

I don't blame him if he wanting to boycott and I think the other drivers would probably do the same once they talk to their own camps and their feel of safety in a country that is a currently in a war.
Quite disturbing situation and should not be part of the racing atmosphere at all.

It also seems to me a good argument not to race in Sochi. I think it's for two reasons, a sort of boycott by him against what Putin is doing with Russia right now, but also because it could just be very dangerous there. The situation with Russia can escalate quite quickly and in principle you are not safe anywhere in Russia. F1 is wise to remove Sochi from the calendar for safety reasons.