Daniil Kvyat is open to the idea of the Russian Grand Prix moving to St Petersburg from 2021, believing it ▨could help make the race more accessible to fans.

Reports emerged ahea🧔d of last week’s race that it was likely to be the penultimate running at the Sochi Autodrom ahead of a move to a new, purpose-built circuit on the outskirts of 🍸St Petersburg.

Moving to St Petersburg for 2021 would align with F1 owner Liberty Media💙’s strategy of adding more ‘destination cities’ to the cal💫endar.

Toro Rosso’s Kvyat – who is currently the only Russian driver on the F1 grid – said he would be open to the idea of ಌmoving the race to St Petersburg in order to open it up to 🍸more fans.

“I thi🤡nk as long as there is a race in Ru𝓡ssia, I am up for it,” Kvyat said.

“Maybe it’s not a bad idea to have it closer to th𝐆at region, where it’s 🌠more accessible to the people from Moscow, from St Petersburg.

“Maybe💛 it will bring more spectators which is cool, and maybe also from Europe, from Finland, say, it’s a very popular sport there.

“It will be cool. Why not? It’s not a bad idea. H♌ere is very nice, but who knows if there it🀅 could be even better?”

The loss of the Sochi Autodrom from the F1 calendar woul🌜d come after seven seasons following the circuit’s opening back in 2014, months after the city hosted the Winter Olympics.

Sochi's existing F1 contract runs until 2025 after a new deal was sig൩ned two years ago in one of the final agreements under former CEO Bernie Ecclestone's steward🤡ship.