Ah, of course...
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Ah, of course...
Commissario
Going to take a guess there probably won't be a Russian F1 Grand Prix this year.
Soldato
Hopefully not. Or ever again. As both a racing fan and a person with morals.
Soldato
Sure F1/FIA are hoping for an easy way out on this one cos you know they’ll really not want to cancel and take the money hit.
Sanctions will probably take the decision out of their hands fortunately.
Sanctions will probably take the decision out of their hands fortunately.
Soldato
Vettel has already said he's boycotting it.
Caporegime
Verstappen is saying it shouldn't happen, and he's not one to speak out on the campaigning side of things:
Stopping the Russian GP is a good start. Now kick UralKali out of the sport, and ban Russian athletes from competing in any sport.
Stopping the Russian GP is a good start. Now kick UralKali out of the sport, and ban Russian athletes from competing in any sport.
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https://www.racefans.net/2022/02/24...-future-of-russian-gp-after-ukraine-invasion/
Teams meeting tonight to discuss if it'll go ahead. I doubt they will, which is great because sochi is a garbage track anyway
Teams meeting tonight to discuss if it'll go ahead. I doubt they will, which is great because sochi is a garbage track anyway
Soldato
Hopefully this isn't one of those decisions which need team unanimity, as we know Haas are never going to want to cancel the race.
I would love to see Mick Vs marzipan in a two car race at Sochi.
But I guess Mick wouldn't be up for that so maybe Kvyat instead.
They've taken a pretty firm stance as they won't run any blue or red on their car tomorrow and will remove all Uralkali branding too. And good on them too.
Soldato
It's certainly impressive of Haas to find a sponsor worse than Rich Energy so soon
Soldato
Ok fair play. They've definitely gone up in my estimations in that case.
Soldato
Situation with Mazepin could be difficult this season (that's assuming his old mans money is already in the bank if not they might just boot him for someone else!). Getting visas for races could be difficult depending on how sanctions fall.
Plus he'll be fielding the inevitable questions all the time on his opinion about it all that will put him in a very difficult situation considering where his money has come from.
Plus he'll be fielding the inevitable questions all the time on his opinion about it all that will put him in a very difficult situation considering where his money has come from.
Caporegime
Good for them. Only tomorrow for now, but I can't see them going back on it.
Andretti-Haas incoming?
Man of Honour
I'd think Andretti must be looking with interest; Haas might be in serious trouble without that sponsorship... although probably better off if they could ditch Mazepin.....
They've also removed all Uralkali branding from their motorhome and trucks too.
Caporegime
Mick would be forced to race otherwise the gas would be turned off to his country.
Caporegime
No surprises as the Russian F1 race is officially cancelled.
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Grosjean doing what he does best… and crashing
Commissario
Looks like all Russian drivers in any FIA sanctioned events could be banz0red.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-emergency-meeting-could-nikita-mazepin-banned/
https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-emergency-meeting-could-nikita-mazepin-banned/