The gathering will take place at the Barcelona test after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine that clearly puts in doubt upcoming sporting events in the country, such as the F1 race in Sochi on September 25 and the UEFA Champions League final scheduled for May 28 in St Petersburg.
The race is the first part of a triple-header that also includes the Singapore and Japanese GPs.
On Thursday F1 put out a statement saying that it was “closely watching the very fluid developments” in Ukraine, and “will continue to monitor the situation”.
In a press conference in Barcelona on Thursday, GPDA director Sebastian Vettel made it clear that he will not race in Russia.
Team bosses stressed that there was a much bigger picture than F1 that had to be considered.
“I think it’s very sad,” said Ferrari’s Mattia Binotto. “I think at the moment all we can do is only to wait to wait and see, and hope for the better.
“I think from now to the race in September there is time. And my wish is that…
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