The US team announces in a press release the adoption of a totally white livery without the logos of the chemical company Uralkali. The decision after the Russian attack on Ukraine
Salvatore Amoroso
February 24
After the escalation that culminated with the attack by Russia against Ukraine in the early hours of the morning, an important position comes from Haas, committed with all the other teams in the first seasonal tests at the Montmelò circuit in Barcelona . The American F1 team, in fact, will take to the track with a totally white VF-22 in the last of the three days scheduled at Montmeló, abandoning the livery with the colors of the Russian flag and the logos of Uralkali, a Russian chemical company whose president is Dmitry Mazepin, Nikita’s father, a driver who with Mick Schumacher makes up the official duo at the wheel of the single-seaters. The decision, entrusted to a press release, confirms the presence of both drivers on the last day of testing, with the Russian who will take to the track in the morning, and the German who will take his place in the afternoon.
the previous
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The livery of the American team had already been questioned a year ago when, after the presentation of the car, Wada had accused the use of the Moscow insignia after the decision to ban the display of the flag and the Russian anthem in international sporting events. The position came following the sanction for state doping inflicted by the World Anti-Doping Agency on athletes of the Russian federation. At the time, however, the FIA sided with the American team, stating that the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) did not prohibit the use of the colors of the Russian flag, a decision that Gunther Steiner also agreed. , Haas team principal.
reactions to the attack
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The entry of the troops from Moscow to Ukraine did not leave the F1 protagonists indifferent, first of all Sebastian Vettel. The Aston Martin driver, in fact, clearly expressed his desire not to race in the Russian GP scheduled in Sochi on 25 September. Mattia Binotto also spoke on the issue, defining what is happening in Ukraine “very sad” but professing caution in making any decision.
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