Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, has defied the prevailing opinion across sport in allowing Russian and Belarusian drivers to continue to compete, though under a neutral flag.
The decision is in direct contradiction to the International Olympic Committee and Fifa opting to completely ban their participation after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The FIA has decided drivers will be allowed to compete under an FIA flag.
The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council on Tuesday, called at short notice to address the invasion and how the sport should react, but rather than an expected ban the FIA’s resolution flies in the face of a …
- March 2, 2022
