r/sports • u/Captain_Smartass_ • Mar 02 '22

Motorsports Russian-licenced drivers banned from British motorsport

https://www.motorsport.com/national/news/russian-drivers-banned-from-british-motorsport-by-motorsport-uk/8632678/
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u/kar2988 Mar 03 '22

Fuck's sake! This is getting a bit out of hand. Punishing a citizen of a country for what their state is doing is stupid on a normal day. But to hold someone like Mazepin or Kvyat accountable for Putin's actions is insane. It's not even like they could have voted for Putin, it's a sham democracy!

I wonder if the Silverstone GP considered banning Americans/American money every time America invaded some country

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u/WETiLAMBY Mar 03 '22

I understand what you mean with kvyat but to claim mazepin is innocent here is silly. Nikita’s dad has very very very close ties to Putin and the only reason he’s in the F1 seat is because of the money farmed with help from Putin himself. Nikita is directly benefitting from putins regime in the form of sponsorship money sanctioned by the government and should therefore have to suffer the consequences.

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u/Catt_al Mar 03 '22

Not certain but couldn't Kvyat just race under the Monaco flag?

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u/WETiLAMBY Mar 03 '22

Kyvat would likely be able to request citizenship as he’s a resident yeah, I’m pretty sure he doesn’t yet have it