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Formula One Has No Plans of Holding Russian GP in Foreseeable Future

Formula One announced on Thursday that it “terminated” its contract with the promoter of the Russian Grand Prix.

“It means that Russia will no longer have a race in the future,” the sport said in a statement. The move comes on the heels of this year's Russian Grand Prix being canceled amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. FIA. The governing body of Formula One, announced earlier this week that the reason for canceling the event was because of “force majeure.”

But that was not the only move FIA made in light of the Russia-Ukraine war.