On Monday, Ukraine’s motorsport authority called on the FIA to b♒an all Russian and Belarusian driver꧟s from competing on an international basis in the wake of Russia’s in🌜vasion of Ukraine.

That was followed by a st🎶atement from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which asked all sports to block Russian and Belarusian athletes, officials and teams from International competitions. The FIA has been recognised by the IOC since 2012. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has been met wi𒐪th major economic sanctions from Western countries, while his orders have received worldwide condemnation. 

The crisis has spilled over into world sport, with FIFA and UEFA announcing𝄹 on Monday the suspension of Russia’s national and club teams from its football competitions until further notice. 

F♛1’s Russian Grand Prix, scheduled to take place on September 25 in Sochi, has al🐽ready been cancelled. 

On Monday evening, the FIA confirmed a meeting of the WMSC would be held on Tuesday to ♑discuss thဣe Russia-Ukraine situation. 

"An extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council will be convened tomorrow to discuss matters relating to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine,” an FIA spokesperson said in a statement issued to mahbx.com. 

"Fu𓆉rther updates will be given following the meeti𒀰ng.”

Any ban on Russian athletes would impact Nikita Mazepin, whose Haas F1 team is sponsored by Uralkali, a company co-owned byꦇ his Russian billionaire father Dmitry, who has close ties to Putin. 

Maze🅘pin’s F1 future has already been cast into doubt after Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said the team needed to resolve the situation internally this week.&nbsꦡp;

Haas ran its 2022 F1 car in a plain white livery on the final day of pre-season test﷽ing at Barcelona last week, having removed its Uralkali sponsorship in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukrai🧜ne. 

The likes of ex-F1 driver Daniil Kvyat, Ferrari junior Robert Shwartzman, Formula 3 driver Alexander Sm🌸oy🍬lar, and World Endurance Championship outfit G-Drive Racing, could also be impacted.