I don’t think it is , the statement says “ in the current circumstances. “. It’s not due to take place until late September . I hope you are correct , but they should say right here right now , the 2022 Russian f1 gp WILL NOT HAPPEN . Talk about hedging their bets , money grabbing c**ts all of them
F1 and the FIA likes the money from dubious locations far too much. https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/60581292
I think you are right about the money but I'm not sure a blanket ban on all Russian 'athletes' is really fair on the athletes - I'm not just talking F1 but all athletes.
And economic sanctions aren't fair for your average Joe that just wants to survive. It's all about a united front against and absolute lunatic. Maybe with enough of it, the people will be the ones to turf him out. Can live in hope.
Kvyat coming out saying it's unfair also. Feels like the wrong statement to be making. Not sure many outside of Russia would agree!
kvyat can go do one. Marzipan should be arrested for dangerous driving before the first race and put in a cell for the duration. He is such a **** driver its unfair to real drivers to be letting him near them
It's not fair at all, sport and politics shouldn't mix. That said the Russians were kicked out of the Olympics for state sponsored drug cheating, we let some of them back if they could prove they weren't involved, and one of those was a 15yr old who got caught drug cheating. Gotta wonder what happens to Haas with all this, their title sponsor is Putin aligned, under the present circumstances they might be better off going back to Rich Energy!
Well the UK's National Motorsport Authority have banned all Russian and Belarus drivers from competing in UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60586914 As for Haas, if I were Andretti I would be ready to swoop as it's got to be cheaper than $200 mill entry fee plus setup costs to buy Haas.
I thought Mazepins Dad would have bought them. now think it will be Andretti at a price much lower than he ever dreamt of ! Sorry Chedd , didn’t read your post !
Hmmm, complaining that it's unfair that Russian sportsmen and sportswomen are being negatively affected by decisions made in foreign capitals, making them casualties of a situation that they can't control. He might like to set up a zoom call from his home in Monaco so that he can share his pain with Ukrainians who have walked for days to reach safety after their loved ones have been killed, their houses destroyed, their communities decimated, their dreams shattered, their savings lost, their possessions gone, and everything they've worked for is in ruins. They can help each other to get through their shared adversity.
Now it’s officially cancelled . Took them long enough . Formula 1 has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix. The sport's commercial arm, which controls the calendar, has decided racing in the country is impossible in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. The race in Sochi scheduled for September this year has already been cancelled. There will now no longer be a race in St Petersburg, where it was due to move in 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin was key in establishing the event in 2014. Putin, who remains closely associated with the race, has a palace in Sochi and St Petersburg is his home town. The decision means F1 will not race in Russia for the foreseeable future - effectively, at least for as long as Putin remains in power. F1 has discussed what action to take next over the days since it decided to cancel this year's race last week, a day after the invasion. It was concluded that holding a race in Russia was not tenable after what has happened. The race is one of the most lucrative on the calendar and had a long-term contract. The action by F1's commercial arm stands in stark contrast to the decision by governing body the FIA this week to allow Russian competitors to take part in global motorsport events. It is a rare public split between F1 and the FIA, and an indication of F1's dismay at the FIA's stance on Russia. The FIA has already faced a backlash from the decision by its world motorsport council on Tuesday. The following day UK motorsport's governing body banned all Russian licence holders from competing in the UK. The FIA justified its decision by saying it was in line with the policy of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). But the IOC, to which the FIA is affiliated, recommended on Tuesday that "event organisers not invite or allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials in international competitions… in order to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all participants". It added a second clause allowing athletes and officials to participate on neutral terms "wherever this is not possible on short notice for organisational or legal reasons". The FIA has not answered questions as to the grounds on which it decided this was the case for motorsport, in which most championships have not yet started in 2022. On Thursday the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) reversed a previous decision and banned athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus from the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, saying the "situation in the athlete villages" had become "untenable".
second saudi race? more china? perhaps to india who's corrupt government abstained on russia condemnation? i'm sure liberty can find another dictator or two to pay for the privileged of being legitimised though the great spectacle.
Well we can live in hope that this situation might make them realize that packing the calendar with these destinations is a risk. Probably not going to happen, but we can hope.
i enjoyed seeing some little mad tracks in the past two years some of the best racing in 10 years broke out. get shut of that Tilk RUBBISH! give me more tracks like glass and crazy straights and madness
