A new track for the F1 exhibition runs in Moscow

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The Formula 1 exhibition runs that traditionally take place in Moscow under the Moscow City Racing banner kick off very soon — on July 17. According to the organisers, this year the race cars will tear along a new route — from Bolotnaya Square to the Kremlin embankment, crossing the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge. The final stretch of the course, which traditionally runs along the Kremlin wall, stays unchanged. The total length of the track is 3.7 km.

By the organisers’ design, the cars will be able to hit speeds of up to 290 km/h crossing the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, and up to 306 km/h along the Kremlin embankment.

The route changes will let more zones open up for spectators to watch the racing show for free. The runs will go on for three days. You’ll be able to watch from the Maly Moskvoretsky Bridge, Borovitskaya Square, and a handful of other streets in the historic centre of the capital. Stands for guests will be set up on the embankment and on Vasilyevsky Spusk.

The show’s organisers are expecting five F1 teams as guests. Two star names are already known — McLaren Mercedes and Team Lotus — while the others are being kept under wraps to build the intrigue. Besides the familiar race cars, spectators at the Moscow City Racing show will get to see Le Mans-style sports prototypes in action: WRC rally cars and the Formulec EF01 — the first electric race car in Formula history.

Last year’s runs featured drifters, motorcycle racers, and drivers from the KAMAZ-Master team. This summer, rally stars have been invited to take part in the exhibition races, among them Sébastien Ogier from the Citroën team and Jenson Button, a driver for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.

Recall that Moscow City Racing has been held in Moscow since 2008. Earlier on, the track was simpler and ran around the Kremlin. Past years’ runs featured plenty of racing celebrities, including Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, David Coulthard, and Vitaly Petrov.