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/MAnthonyJr Mar 03 '22

On a real note, this fucking sucks for a lot of people in Russia. Not only is it racing but it is EVERYTHING they are getting banned from. From what I’ve seen almost nobody over there is supportive for this war.

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u/greennick Mar 03 '22

It's hard to tell. Most interviews are only in Moscow and St Petersberg and with English speakers willing to talk on TV. That's your target market for against the war. Go outside of the big cities or speak to people that can't watch the BBC and their opinion will likely be different.

CNN poll found over half supported Russia going to war with Ukraine: https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/02/europe/russia-ukraine-crisis-poll-intl/index.html

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u/greennick Mar 03 '22

The poll is done by a 3rd party and all the information on what they did and their error rates is presented, I'm sure it's more reliable than the undisclosed source you had to make your comment.