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UKRAINIAN MOTOR SPORTS AUTHORITY REQUESTS BAN ON MAZEPIN IN FORMULA 1

The Ukrainian Automobile Federation (FAU) has called on the FIA ​​to ban Russian-licensed racers from competing outside the country, which could directly affect Nikita Mazepina on the Haas team.

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The call comes as part set of measuresthat he wants FAU due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, condemned by leaders around the world. Other required sanctions include complete ban international events taking place in Russia and Belarus. The latter allowed Russian troops to enter Ukraine through its territory.

Haas is the last day of testing in Barcelona removed logos Uralkali in Russian flag from his VF22 race car because of his connection to the Russian oligarch Dimitrij Mazepin, thus the future companies and his son Nikita in Formula 1 under great question. FAU responded to a letter from the FIA ​​president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, in which he wrote: "You can be sure of my full support as well as the support of the FIA. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any help. I sincerely hope that this situation will improve as soon as possible without harming the civilian population."

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the FIA, expressed support and offered assistance to the Automobile Federation of Ukraine FAU, which sent its requests to the umbrella organization in response.

Statement FAU read on their website: "In response, FAU President Leonid Kostyuchenko, on behalf of the members of the Automobile Association of Ukraine and on his own behalf, expressed his sincere gratitude for the words of support for our federation at a time when attackers from Russia and Belarus insidiously hoped for our country."

Summary of the FAU statement

Despite the fact that Kyiv and most cities in Ukraine are under fire with cruise and ballistic missiles, which has also resulted in civilian casualties, FAU staff continue to carry out their tasks online at their actual locations. Given the current situation, the FAU is preparing a proposal for possible measures to support the FIA ​​for the post-war period, when all state funds will be directed to recovery. We ask you to ban the use of state symbols of the aggressor countries of Russia and Belarus in competitions under the auspices of the FIA. To exclude all FIA members coming from Russia and Belarus, to exclude members from Russia and Belarus from all commissions under the auspices of the FIA ​​and to exclude all license holders issued by Russia and Belarus - to summarize the FAU statement -I.

The FAU is demanding that the FIA ​​ban Nikita Mazepin from competing in Formula One and suspend Haas' collaboration with his father Dimitri's Uralkali.

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