Why Formula 1 Should Not Be Going to Russia in 2014

"We are happy, the sponsors appear to be happy, so we carry on," Bernie Ecclestone recently told The Times' Kevin Eason (subscription required) regarding this weekend's Russian Grand Prix. "No one has spoken to me about this race or told me that we cannot go. The sanctions do not affect us and what we are doing is not illegal." So there you see the standard Formula One is currently working under: It doesn't matter if it's the right thing to do, or how bad the optics are, if there is a buck to be made and it's not illegal, here we go! People involved in the leadership of the sport, including Ecclestone, per The Independent's Jerome Taylor and David Tremayne, have repeatedly said they do not want to become involved in political debates a...

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