about russia hosting the grand prix we're now joined on the line by former formula one driver eddie irvine thanks for joining us mr irvine now the circuit will be built in a mountainous location of course there as a former driver what do you say about competing in such conditions when the trucks go up a lot of. elevation changes it makes for a great great race you know what the great services that we have today. are or circular made in many areas and actually do through up the best races and the most challenging truck drivers. now it's not the first time there's been talk of building a formula one race circuit in russia what do you think was different this time it looks like it's really going to happen. well to be honest russia is it's been trying for a long time to have a formula one race and it's well overdue you know russia is a great country a great economy and a formula one really needs to needs to be in russia as much as russia needs a probable race why it's not i really don't know it's obviously it's you know money your family is the key factor in why things happen and why they don'

with the emergence of renegades vitaly petrov as the first russian drive it in formula one driver eddie irvine says russia and the sport. to be honest russia's it's been trying for a long time to have a formula one race and it's well overdue you know russia is a great country a great economy in formula one really needs to needs to be in russia as much as russia needs a former one race why it's i'm so sure i really don't know all that so obviously it's not money nor who he is is the key factor in why things happen and why they don't harm so i'm sure it's it is in this case whenever i go to races there or in monaco and close together definitely is a lot of russian firm so there is maybe a little bit undue underground in russia at the minute because there is no race but you've got a driver there now and perhaps of. a good job intermittently if you can raise a game a little bit more and become a permanent fixture for one then you've got a driver there are you going to have a race there there's a reason why from one company huge in russia. scarse and petersburg were at home to us each seat in armor

he said it's below ski reporting from sochi so it's two from eddie irvine former f one driver he told me that formula one and russia need each other. well to be honest russia is it's been trying for a long time to have a formula one race and it's well over g. you know russia is a great country a great economy and one formula one really needs to needs to be in russia as much as russia needs a formal race why it's happened so she i really don't know that so obviously it's money normally is is the key factor in why things happen and why they don't come so i'm sure it's it is in this case whenever i go to races there either in monaco and played together daphne is a lot of russian from there so there is maybe a little bit on the ground in russia at the minute because there is a race but you've got a driver there now and petra he's done a good job intermittently if he can raise his game a little bit more and become a permanent fixture from a woman you've got a driver there you're going to have a race there and there's a reason why from one company huge in russia the stakes tom and i will sh