After the Russian attack on Ukraine, Formula 1 canceled the Sochi Grand Prix scheduled for September 25.
"We are watching the developments in Ukraine with sadness and dismay," said the racing series: "Under the current circumstances, it is impossible to hold the Russian Grand Prix."
Formula 1 has been running in Sochi since 2014, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has always been very committed to the Grand Prix on the grounds of the Olympic Park on the Black Sea coast.
According to the contract, the premier class is to drive outside the gates of the metropolis of St. Petersburg from next year.
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel had already declared on Thursday that he would not want to start in Sochi in view of the Russian invasion if the race took place.