But after his victory in the tournament, he sparked criticism with his behavior as the national anthem was heard. He first slapped his chest before appearing to then greet a Nazi salute at the top of the podium, causing him to burst out laughing. Severyukhin has since been expelled from the kart team, and has now apologized awkwardly, but has denied any wrongdoing. In a video, the young driver said: “I want to apologize to everyone for what happened yesterday at the European Karting Championship. “While standing on the podium, I made a gesture that many perceived as a Nazi salute. It is not true, I never supported Nazism, it was one of the worst crimes against humanity. But I ran with an Italian license and flag and the children in front of my podium. showed that in Italy, in such cases, it is customary to beat yourself in the chest in the area of the heart. JUST IN: Mercedes’ Toto Wolff hits FIA jewelery crackdown after Lewis Hamilton targets He added: “I just wanted to make a gesture and how it all happened, I can not explain. I know I’m a fool and I’m ready to be punished, I’m sorry.” This punishment seems to have already come, with the Swedish team Ward Racing confirming that it will terminate its contract for what they described as an “unacceptable violation of the ethical and ethical sports code”. The team said in a statement: “Ward Racing condemns the personal actions of pilot Artem Severyukhin during the award ceremony on April 10, 2022 in the strongest possible terms, as it considers them a manifestation of unsportsmanlike conduct, unacceptable breach of ethics and ethical sports code With this statement, Ward Racing expresses its opinion, as well as the opinion of all the athletes and staff of the Ward Racing team. DON’T MISS: Martin Brundle tells Carlos Sainz that his embarrassing prediction for Charles Leclerc is coming true Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen fired Lewis Hamilton warning Mercedes attached to Charles Leclerc to ask Ferrari to rectify the “problem” despite the wish of Lewis Hamilton
