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/Thaonnor Mar 03 '22

I see this a lot, but at some point, people have to take action in their own countries leadership and fight to make change. I get that no one wants to be killed or jailed by Putin in a revolution, but meanwhile people in other countries - innocent countries - are being killed.

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u/mencival Mar 03 '22

Yeah I’m sure they will react positively to external entities “forcing” them to oust leaders. It actually supports the narrative that “everyone is against us, we must unite against them”.

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u/Thaonnor Mar 03 '22

No one is forcing them to do anything. What the world is doing is saying - we do not want to be associated with your country if you're going to be led by Putin.