The Swedish team Ward Racing announced the end of cooperation with the Russian racer Artem Severyukhin, who demonstrated the Nazi salute on the podium of the European Junior Karting Championship.

The team released a statement on their Facebook page..

" Appropriate action will be taken immediately.

Artem Severyukhin's actions during the award ceremony on April 10, 2022 were exclusively his personal and did not reflect the views and values \u200b\u200bof the team. On the contrary, Ward Racing supports the international community that strongly condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine and expresses its solidarity with the people who are suffering because of this unprovoked and horrific attack..

Based on these considerations, Ward Racing does not see the possibility of continuing cooperation with Artem Severyukhin and initiates the process of terminating his racing contract,"

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) also announced the start of its own investigation..

15-year-old Artem Severyukhin, due to sanctions, played for a team under the flag of Italy, using a racing license.

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Earlier it was reported that Formula 1 stopped broadcasting their races in Russia.