Rosgonki, the organizing committee of the Russian GP, complains about the unilateral and unannounced decision to cancel the race. And it is preparing for a legal battle against FIA and F1
The news, which arrived in the days of the F1 winter tests in Barcelona, was not a surprise: after the drivers, led by Sebastian Vettel, had hinted that they did not want to go to Sochi to compete in the Russian GP, the leaders of Formula 1 they gathered in great haste, opting to cancel the 2022 appointment, in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s troops. This choice was followed closely by the decision to challenge the contract with the organizers, resolving the agreement that should have brought the World Championship to the new Igora Drive track, near St. Petersburg, due to “force majeure”. , starting from 2023. No surprise or almost, given that the organizing committee of the race is now complaining about the lack of notice and threatening to unleash a legal battle against Fia and F1.
RUSSIAN F1 GP, UNILATERAL RESOLUTION
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In short, Russia does not give up and threatens to proceed to court to at least obtain economic compensation, given the decision by Formula 1 to say “unilateral” not to implement the agreements already signed. “We have collaborated with the FIA and F1 – explains Alexey Titov, head of the Rosgonki promoting committee, to the Russian Match TV broadcaster – for a long time, so we are still discussing the current situation trying to get out of it without creating a crisis. The termination of the agreement? They gave us 10 hours’ notice, it was a one-sided choice and they didn’t even want to listen to our positions on it. For this reason, we are still discussing and I do not think it is correct to provide other details on the subject ”.
F1, LEGAL ACTIONS IN SIGHT?
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“The only thing I can say – continued Titov – is that the original agreement provided that we could terminate the contract due to force majeure, but the decision was unilateral. Any upcoming legal steps require further analysis that we want to carry out, although it will not be an easy task. It makes no sense now to talk about possible results, but we will certainly work to close this story correctly, since we have understood that what happened did not follow the right modalities “. In the impossibility of actually following up on the contract and forcing F1 to race in Russia, the organizers’ goal is to receive a substantial reimbursement (Sochi’s admission fee was among the highest in the 2022 calendar): “We will ask to get our money back, as the sum has already been partially disbursed. F1 will have to give it back, whether they like it or not ”.
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