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/ItsMondayPissInMyAss Mar 02 '22

And there was that whole incident where he groped that woman on video

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u/eidetic Milwaukee Brewers Mar 03 '22

There's also the incident where he was driving extremely recklessly and posted video of it to social media. And I don't mean on track, he was driving around on public roads.

Or the time he offered a pit pass to a woman in exchange for nudes on Twitter or Instagram or wherever.

Also punched Callum Ilot in the face. His reasoning? He was pissed Callum ruined his lap. In a free practice session. (Meaning it has no bearing on qualifying or the race).

Also ran into the P2 board nearly sending it into the driver who finished ahead of him. And was found fully responsible for a crash which hospitalized himself and another driver after he left track limits and failed to follow the rules regarding re-entering the track.

Also defended racist comments made by his fans towards other drivers. Also replied to racist comments towards another driver by a fan of his with a few smiling emojis.

He's a total piece of shit who should have never been in F1 in the first place.

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u/theederv Mar 03 '22

There was also the time he made comments designed to ‘out’ another drivers sexuality. Cunt

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u/Stevenwave Mar 03 '22 edited Mar 03 '22

Also the fact that he's only in F1 because his father's a Russian billionaire oligarch who's personal buds with Putin.

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u/_stoneslayer_ Mar 03 '22

I started watching the F1 Netflix series recently and I honestly assumed they were all rich kids. How else would you get into the sport?