The first round of the European Karting Championships took place in the Algarve this weekend. The opportunity for a young 15-year-old Russian driver, Artem Severiukhin, to shine… under an Italian license.
But his season might end sooner than expected. At the time of the national anthems, the young man launched a gesture which strongly resembles a Nazi salute, before laughing out loud. The FIA (International Automobile Federation) has opened an investigation. The penalty might be very heavy…
On the side of Ward Racing, the Swedish team which hired Severyukhin, it disapproved and condemned the attitude of its pilot while announcing to end its collaboration with him as soon as possible. She also apologized to all those who were shocked by the gesture of the Russian.
