Formula 1 has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix, writes BBC. The sport’s commercial arm, which controls the calendar, has decided racing in the country is impossible in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

The race in Sochi scheduled for September this year has already been cancelled. There will now no longer be a race in St Petersburg, where it was due to move in 2023.

“Formula 1 can confirm it has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix promoter meaning Russia will not have a race in the future”, - it said in a statement.