Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev commented on the denial of a visa to Russian racing driver Alexander Smolyar.
In March, the Motorsport UK Association of Great Britain (Motorsport UK) spoke out against the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes, officials and teams in competitions on the territory of the country due to the situation in Ukraine. . Smolyar evolves in Formula 3 as a neutral athlete. He will not participate in the British Grand Prix.
– British sports organizations have already “shown themselves” in the Wimbledon situation. Now we see the same story, but already in motorsport. I think that the International Automobile Federation must intervene in this situation. And all organizers of competitions in the UK, who for some reason will not allow Russians, should be fined. This is unjustified discrimination on the basis of nationality, ”quotes the press service of the Svishchev Committee.
Smolyar takes sixth place in the individual competition. In the opening race of the F-3 championship, the Russian took third place.
Source : MatchTV
