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Round 6 of 8 in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course | Permanent Circuit 5.848 km (3.634 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Sochi Formula 2 round the sixth round of the 2021 Formula 2 Championship and took place at the Sochi Autodrom from 24 to 25 September. It ran in support of the 2021 Russian Grand Prix and was planned to feature three races. However, the second sprint race was cancelled amid bad weather conditions. This is the first cancelled Formula 2 race since the cancellation of the sprint race during the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round due to Anthoine Hubert's fatal accident.
The second sprint race was cancelled due to heavy rainfall, which led to postponement of the first races of Formula 2 and Formula 3. [4]
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Richard Bastiaan Verschoor is a Dutch racing driver who is currently competing for Trident in the Formula 2 Championship. Verschoor graduated to Formula 2 in 2021 with MP Motorsport before switching to Charouz Racing System, and moved to Trident for 2022 and Van Amersfoort Racing in 2023. after two years in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport.
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