The World Motorsport Council, summoned today, it took its own decisions regarding the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Following the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee, it was decided that:
– No competitions will be held in Russia and Belarus, until further notice;
– No flags, symbols or anthem of Russia and Belarus will be used in the competitions, until further notice;
– No Russian or Belarusian teams will participate in the competitionsuntil further notice;
– Russian and Belarusian drivers, individual athletes and race officials, will only be able to participate in the competitions as neutral and under the FIA flag.having manifested unity of purpose with the FIA principles of peace and political neutrality, until further notice;
– No Russian or Belarusian symbols, colors or flags (including uniforms and cars) will be shown, as well as no anthem will be played in the race, until further notice;
– FIA representatives of Russia and Belarus will temporarily step back from their roles and responsibilities;
– No funding will be granted to FIA members of Russia and Belarus, until further notice;
– At the proposal of the F1 commercial rights holder, the 2022 Russian GP is canceled for reasons of force majeure.
Positive news therefore for Nikita Mazepin, Haas driver, who already during the 2021 Formula 1 season had not been able to race under the Russian flag, due to the well-known story of ‘state doping’. The young driver from Moscow had thus disputed the championship as a ‘neutral athlete’, as requested by the FIA, aware that in case of victory he would not have heard the Russian anthem play. Also Robert Shwartzman he will be able to step into the Ferrari cockpit in the two compulsory free practice sessions for young drivers.
There Haas finally, it will have to abandon the livery originally designed for 2022, which recalled the Russian flag as in the previous season. Already on the last day of testing the American team had used a completely white color, removing any reference to the nation led by Vladimir Putin, home of the sponsor Uralkali.
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