Menu
Events and Attractions

Government Official Dmitry Kozak Says Russian F1 Grand Prix Will Go Ahead

A senior government official in Moscow insisted that the inaugural Russian Grand Prix "will go ahead despite warnings from Nato that a ceasefire with the Ukraine has not held," according to Kevin Eason of the LONDON TIMES. With just three weeks to the first grand prix on Russian soil, F1 "is wondering whether it will be caught up in another political skirmish." The sport "was ridiculed" in '12 when the Bahrain Grand Prix "went ahead against a background of pro-democracy protests," and preparations for this race are taking place as NATO’s top commander said that "a truce between Russia and the Ukraine exists 'in name only.'" Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Kozak said that "western sanctions will not affect sporting events in the country and that the FIA, F1’s governing body, has given an assurance that the race is safe." Kozak: "The sanctions will not affect the racing. Sport is outside politics and this principle must be observed." Security "will mirror the lockdown used during the Olympics so that teams and drivers will be safe, but there are still fears about the truce between Russia and the Ukraine" (LONDON TIMES, 9/21).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 18, 2024

Sports Business Awards nominees unveiled; NWSL's historic opening weekend and takeaways from CFP deal

ESPN’s Jay Bilas, BTN’s Meghan McKeown, and a deep dive into AppleTV+’s The Dynasty

On this week’s Sports Media Podcast from the New York Post and Sports Business Journal, ESPN’s Jay Bilas talks all things NCAA. Big Ten Network’s Meghan McKeown shares her insight into the Caitlin Clark craze. The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn chats all things Bean Town. And SBJ’s Xavier Hunter drops in to share his findings on how the NWSL is making a social media push.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2014/09/22/Events-and-Attractions/Russian-GP.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2014/09/22/Events-and-Attractions/Russian-GP.aspx

CLOSE