Future Grands Prix?

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Saint Petersburg F1 race “is going to be mega” – Kvyat

The Igora Drive circuit near Saint Petersburg has been tipped to take over from Sochi Autodrom as the home of the Russian Grand Prix.

FIA licenses Igora Drive racing track near St. Petersburg to host F1 Grands Prix
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has issued a license for the Igora Drive circuit outside the country’s second largest city of St. Petersburg, acknowledging the track as suitable for hosting Formula One races, the press service of Igora Drive said in a statement on Wednesday.

Just looking at the aerial shot, I thought Tilkedrome. I subsequently read the TASS article and low and behold it says: ''The Igora Drive was designed by Hermann Tilke''.

I think St. Petersburg in Florida might very well produce a better race, but we can dream.