Event organizer Rotterdam Racing proudly present Moscow City Racing 2008. On Sunday 13 July 2008, roaring Formula 1 cars will visit the city center of Moscow for a fantastic Formula One spectacle. Famous Formula 1 drivers will start off at the paddock located on the Red Square and drive past the Kremlin and the Moscow River to the Bolsjoi Theater Square.
The Williams F1 team has confirmed that it will take part in the event the weekend after the British Grand Prix [13 July], with Nico Rosberg driving one of the team’s FW30 machines against the stunning backdrop of the Kremlin.
Nico Rosberg: “This is just great. I know Williams race cars have demonstrated in some impressive locations over the years, from the Sydney Harbor Bridge to downtown Buenos Aires, or in the center of London. But, for a spectacle, driving past the Kremlin will take some beating. There is clearly a massive appetite for Formula One in Russia, and it is great to be contributing to spreading the sport’s popularity.”
The event marks the first demonstration of Formula One in Moscow, despite the Midland team taking its entire operation to the capital for its launch a couple of years ago, and over a million Muscovites are expected to witness the free six-hour landmark event, which will be staged on a street circuit taking in the centuries-old citadel of early Tsarist Russia, as well as running along the embankment of the Moskva river.
The Moscow event builds on a recent trend for taking Formula One to the streets, with Renault’s ‘roadshow’ programe and Rotterdam’s Bavaria City Racing - organized by the same group as the Russian spectacle - helping to pioneer F1. Russia is among the countries bidding to join the F1 world championship in the coming years, despite various plans to construct circuits around the nation having fallen through.
The Grove-based Williams will be joined by the Red Bull Racing F1 Team. Russian driver Mikhail Aleshin, who drives in the World Series by Renault, will make demonstrations runs for the team.
Aleshin became the first Russian driver to win a major international single seater race when he won the opening round of the World Series by Renault season at Monza last year.
He also had two 2007 starts in GP2 for ART Grand Prix scoring 3 points for 25th place in the final point standings.
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peterg wrote,
The grooming process for Mikhail Aleshin continues, at the moment it appears that he is a decent hand on the wheel, much better than any other previous Russian hopeful.
Not like that money bags Victor Maslov, who, with a ton of Lukoil sponsorship, ran a dual FIA F3000 + EURO F3000 programme.
Regardless, there will not be a F1 race in Russia, the govt is going to pay Bernie’s fee, & nor will some dodgy oligarch risk the cash for no return.
Link | June 29th, 2008 at 5:06 am