FIA neutrality rule lift draws Ukraine complaint

BBC Sport, Autosport and Motorsport.com reported the FIA lifted its neutrality rule for Russian competitors, prompting a Ukrainian ethics complaint.

BBC Sport, Autosport and Motorsport.com reported that the FIA lifted its neutrality rule for Russian competitors in international motorsport. Those reports said the Ukrainian Automobile Federation then moved to challenge the decision.

Autosport and Motorsport.com reported that Ukraine filed a formal complaint to the FIA ethics committee. BBC Sport reported that the Ukrainian Automobile Federation also requested an urgent investigation into the Russian Automobile Federation, the RAF.

The FIA move and the complaint were described by those outlets as part of the same dispute over Russian competitors’ return to international events. No direct FIA statement was included in the supplied sources.