Important stance of Motorsport UK and its president David Richards. Exceeding what was decided on Tuesday evening by the extraordinary FIA World Council, no driver, race official and team with a Russian or Belarusian license will be able to take part in motorsport competitions on the territory of the United Kingdom. The decision was made in compliance with the provisions decided by the FIA but implementing them, with the full agreement of the British government.
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The choice of the British body is in line with that decided by some other motoring federations (Swedish and Finnish) but obviously has a decidedly higher specific weight. If only because England hosts a much higher number of competitions, starting with the Formula One Grand Prix. To take the most current exampleeven if he kept his place on the Haas team (rather remote hypothesis) Nikita Mazepin could not, however, get on track next July at Silverstone.
David Richards
“It is our duty to do everything we can in terms of influence and expertise to stop the totally unwarranted invasion of Ukraine. We therefore encourage the global motoring community and our colleagues to fully comply with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee and to do everything in our power to stop this war. Motorsport UK is alongside Leonid Kostyuchenko, President of the FAU (the Automobile Federation of Ukraine, ed.), the Ukrainian motoring community and the Ukrainian people and calls for an end to the violence and a peaceful solution to the conflict “.
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