Winner of Formula One Sochi Grand Prix to meet with Putin

A winner of the Russian stage of the world championship ‘Formula One’ in Sochi, the Russian Grand Prix, will receive his cup from the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is present at the races at the Sochi Avtodrome.

Vladimir Putin oversees the race, along with the honorary president of Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone, who personally supported holding of one of the stages in Sochi.

Recall, that Vladimir Putin traditionally awards a winner of the Sochi Grand Prix. A British pilot of Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, was honored twice, and the previous year, the president of the Russian Federation awarded a German racer of the same Mercedes team, Nico Rosberg.