Russian Grand Prix 2016 Preview: Start Time, TV Info, Weather, Schedule, Odds

After opening the season in Australia, Bahrain and China, Formula One returns to Europe for the third running of the Russian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton won the first two races at the Sochi Autodrom, but his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, has opened the 2016 season with three straight victories (added to the three races he won to finish 2015). Meanwhile, Ferrari and Red Bull are lurking, should the Silver Arrows slip up. F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone made headlines again for saying he thinks Russian president Vladimir Putin should be in charge of Europe, per the Guardian's Anushka Asthana and Rowena Mason. That is no surprise, though, as Ecclestone has long supported Putin, despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine and human rights abuses, amo...

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