Zoom Coulthard invited to plant an Oak is Russia

David Coulthard was present at a ceremony on Wednesday as work on a Formula One-standard circuit near Moscow began.

The veteran of nearly 250 Grand Prix planted an Oak tree at the Moscow Raceway site in Volokolamsk, some 80 kilometres west of the Russian capital.

Construction of the 3.9 kilometre layout, at a cost of $215m, is being overseen by Hans Geist, formerly of F1 projects in Austria and Bahrain, with Hermann Tilke in charge of design.

Meanwhile, former F1 driver Takuma Sato, a candidate for a seat at Toro Rosso next year, has become a father for the second time.

The Japanese's partner Chiharu, who had their first son just before Christmas in 2005, gave birth to a baby girl at Monaco's Princess Grace hospital on Tuesday.

Weighing 2.74 kilograms, the child is in 'good health', as is her mother, 31-year-old Sato's management confirmed.

E.A, Source: GMM
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