Severiukhin, 15, was accused of showing a Nazi salute after winning the round of FIA Karting European Championship at Portimao in Portugal over the weekend.
Motorsport’s ruling body, the FIA, announced on Monday it would launch an investigation into the incident.
Severiukhin’s team Ward Racing also announced the termination of his contract after the video of the incident emerged online.
The Italian Automobile Club (ACI) also called for an extraordinary meeting to discuss Severiukhin’s behaviour, as he competes under Italian licence as a result of the ban on Russian athletes.
On Tuesday, the ACI announced its decision to revoke Severiukhin’s licence, labelling his gesture as “unspeakable and unacceptable”.
It also said further sanctions are not ruled out.
“During the extraordinary meeting of the Sports Council of the Automobile Club of Italy – convened to take urgent measures following the unspeakable and unacceptable gesture of the Russian kart driver Artem Severiukhin, on the…
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