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SBF, the more open version of the first chicane at Monza isn't going to be that fast; they'll be decelerating to make the left-hand part of the sequence. The second part of the chicane is already the bigger squeeze point, because it's tighter and lower now anyway. Furthermore, even if the initial right-hand turn is as fast as you say, dropping from 220-mph to 120-mph is PLENTY for creating an overtaking opportunity under braking.
(Dropping that 100 miles an hour compared to a reduction from 180-mph to 80-mph results in a 30% larger reduction in kinetic energy through braking. There was even some overtaking into the Bosch Kurve in the previous turbo era, where the cars were just going from 210-220-mph down to 155-160-mph.)
As for blowing through the run-off because you botched the braking, that problem isn't really changed much from what already exists there.
Mega, you really don't need anything as elaborate as that at Turn 2 at Sochi. Just slightly re-profile the start of the curve of Turn 3, and make Turn 2 a 90-degree corner without that extra little kink back to the left that keeps fouling things up.
As for what else I'd do with Sochi, I would ease the apexes at Turns 4, 7, 8, 13, 15, 17, and 18 by moving the inner edge to the inside and making the curbing have more of a radius to it. The adjustments at Turns 4, 7, and 15 would be quite small. The easing of Turns 13, 17, and 18 would be somewhat more noticeable. The opening up of Turn 8 would be the most pronounced.
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