1/13
Please spread!
The FIA has restored the powers of Russia’s and Belarus’s automotive federations and cleared the way for drivers and teams to compete under their national symbols.
But who exactly is running Russian motorsport? A closer look raises serious questions.
1/13
Please spread!
The FIA has restored the powers of Russia’s and Belarus’s automotive federations and cleared the way for drivers and teams to compete under their national symbols.
But who exactly is running Russian motorsport? A closer look raises serious questions.
9/9
THIS IS WHY THE APPEAL SHOULD BE GRANTED
How can RAF be treated as a neutral national representative while RAF presents organisations from occupied Ukrainian territories as part of its regional structure?
The evidence is public. The appeal is too.
1/9
📢BREAKING:
Russia’s Automobile Federation (RAF) appears to have formally incorporated motorsport organisations representing occupied Ukrainian territories into its own regional structure.
AND WHY SHOULD UKRAINE'S APPEAL BE UPHELD?
8/9
So the FIA is not dealing with an abstract “Russian motorsport federation”.
It is dealing with a federation whose own public structure raises a direct question about neutrality, territorial integrity and the legitimacy of its national representation.
🚨 Ukraine has filed a FORMAL COMPLAINT against the FIA following its decision to lift the ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors.
The Ukrainian Automobile Federation has requested an urgent ethics investigation into the Russian Automobile Federation, accusing it of operating offices in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.
BBC Sport reports the decision to lift the ban was proposed by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and approved by the World Motor Sport Council.
The FAU is asking for the Russian federation to be sanctioned and for the offices to be closed immediately. 🇺🇦
(via. @BBCSport) #F1
🚨 EVIDENT WAR CRIME.
Russian forces published horrifying FPV drone footage showing the deliberate tracking and striking of an unarmed civilian riding a bicycle near Kramatorsk.
This is direct, documented proof of Russia’s intentional terror against innocent Ukrainian civilians.
THIS IS NOT “NEUTRALITY.”
Russian soldiers thanking Victor Kiryanov after assistance was provided to a Russian assault unit fighting in Ukraine.
Kiryanov is Honorary President of the RAF
@fia — was this the “neutrality” you approved?
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NEW: Ukraine urges FIA to reverse its U-turn over Russian competitors in motorsport
The Ukrainian government has urged the FIA not to allow Russia to use motorsport for "sportswashing" following its recent policy change.
More: https://t.co/EQJkOgDoU6