Round 16 of the Formula 1 World Championship brings us to Sochi in Russia for the Russian Grand Prix.

The Sochi Autodrom navigates the Olympic park in Sochi that was built for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The track is a semi permanent facility much like the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Canada. This is the first new track that has been added to the formula 1 calendar since the Circuit of the Americas in 2012.

A new Grand Prix is always an unknown for the teams and drivers. The track is new and having just been recently completed there is not much data about the track properties and conditions. After running many simulations Pirelli have decided to bring the yellow soft and the white medium compound tyres to Sochi. With some few tight corners, fast straights and the long triple apex turns 3, 4 and 5 Pirelli feel that these are the best tyres for the track.

The weather for this weekend in Sochi will be sunny and fine. Throughout the weekend we can expect sunny and clear weather with temperatures hovering in the low-to-mid 20s which will gradually increase as the weekend progresses.

Below is a snapshot of the weather for this weekends Russian Grand Prix