Being in limelight featuring many sports events this year, I would say Sochi, the black sea resort town is easily my choice of sports city in 2014. It also become the first city from the Russian Federation to host the Winter Olympics. And it didn't stop there as Russia hosted its first ever Formula One Grand Prix in Sochi, the 16th round of the 2014 Formula One calender. Lewis Hamilton of Team Mercedes won this inaugural grand prix and inches closer to championship unless there are no surprises.
Sochi became the 70th race circuit and Russia the 31st nation to host a Formula One championship race. Back in October 2010 Russia signed a contract to host the race until 2020 with the possibility of further extension. Having secured a place in the 2015 calender it doesn't seems to be one off race atleast for now. And then was the surprise. Yes, Russia post issued a commemorative stamp to mark the inaugural Formula One race at the Olympic park in Sochi. The stamp features 2 Formula One cars and winter sports palace "Iceberg" in the background. A sheetlet of 8 stamps is another variant of this commemorative release. If everything goes on well we would see a race on the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan in 2016. New place, new stamp what else I want ?
