The promoter of the Formula 1 World Championship has canceled the Grand Prize in Sochi in September. The International Ski Federation draws a line on all the competitions planned in Russia by the end of this season.
Le Monde with AFP
The Russian Grand Prix, scheduled for September 25 in Sochi, was canceled, announced Friday in a statement, Formula One, the promoter of the F1 World Championship, considering “impossible to organize” this race “in Current circumstances “. The decision was made after the intervention of several pilots requesting the cancellation of the race, including Max Verstappen World Champions (2021) and Sebastian Vettel (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013).
For the last day of the next Friday, the American team of Formula 1 Haas has, for its part, chose not to sport the colors of its main sponsor, Uralkali, Russian group specializing in potash. The Director of the Stable, Guenther Steiner, explained that a decision would be announced next week for the future of long-term collaboration between Haas and Uralkali. Uralkali has Non-Executive Director of Businessman Dmitry Mazepin, the Father of the Driver Haas Nikita Mazepin.
Repatriation
The International Ski Federation (FIS) decided to cancel all the competitions planned in Russia until the end of the season. “After consulting with its stakeholders, FIS decided that, in order to protect all the participants and the integrity of the World Cup, all the events that had to take place until the end of the season in Russia are Canceled or displaced to another site, “the federation explained in a statement.
Five events are concerned, including Skicross’s World Cup stage at Sunny Valley, which starts this Friday until Sunday, as well as the Freestyle Ski Cup stage in Iaroslavl, Saturday and Sunday . The FIS specifies that it works to ensure the return of athletes and other participants who are on both sites.
The coach of the French team of Skicross, Thomas Frey, in Russia for three days, provided, on Friday morning, that “the French Ski Federation [was] repatriates tomorrow [Saturday] urgently” .
For the other three competitions (cross-country skiing and ski jump), scheduled for March, the FIS will announce their new location soon.