The FIA will hold an extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council tomorrow to discuss the ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for its competitions.
The governing body of motorsport has already announced a series of events at Russia’s Sochi Autodrom cannot go ahead this year. These include Formula 1’s grand prix in September, the World Touring Car Cup round in August and the Intercontinental Drifting Cup in June.
The cancellations were announced after Russia sent its troops into Ukraine last Thursday. Today the Federation Automobile d’Ukraine wrote to the FIA urging it to cancel all its events in Russia and prevent competitors from the country taking part in motorsport outside the country. It called for similar action against Belarus, which helped to facilitate the invasion.
An FIA spokesperson told RaceFans the matter will be considered on Tuesday: “An extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council will be convened tomorrow to discuss matters…