Russian Grand Prix to be attended by 30,000 fans

The Russian Grand Prix is staged at Sochi’s Olympic Park – venue for the 2014 Winter Games (David Davies/PA)

Formula One is set to stage the biggest sporting spectator-event of the Covid-19 era with 30,000 fans expected for the Russian Grand Prix.

Just days after it was announced that the UK Government had abandoned plans to bring fans back to sporting arenas, tens of thousands of spectators will be admitted to Sochi’s Olympic Park this weekend.