Artem Severiukhin: did the Russian karting champion make Nazi Salute on a podium, apology - and what did FIA say?
Artem Severiukhin, a 15-year-old Russian karting champion, is under investigation after he appeared to make a Nazi salute at the European Championship in Portugal.
The racer had been competing under the Italian flag as a means to circumvent sporting sanctions against his homeland in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.
Severiukhin’s team, Ward Racing, has said that it “sees no possibility for continued cooperation with Artem Severiukhin and will proceed with terminating his racing contract”.
Posting on social media, the team announced: “The actions of Artem Severiukhin during the award ceremony on April 10, 2022 were exclusively individual
“On the contrary, Ward Racing stands with the international community condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and expresses its solidarity with the people suffering because of this unprovoked
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strongest possible terms, as it considers them a manifestation of unsportsmanlike behaviour, an unacceptable violation of the ethical and moral sports codex.”
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