![]() ![]() ![]() "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 podium of the European junior kart race in Portimao - is still in progress, we learn that the Board itself has decided the immediate withdrawal of Severiukhin's sports license and has, at the same time, referred him to the Sports Justice so that it can evaluate the definition of further sanctions that fall within its own sphere of competence," the Italian body said in a statement. It also said further sanctions are not ruled out. On Tuesday, the ACI announced its decision to revoke Severiukhin's licence, labelling his gesture as "unspeakable and unacceptable". A Greek footballer was banned for life from playing for his national team after a controversial goal celebration in 2013, in which he appeared to give a Nazi salute. 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. ![]() 31 In 1926, the Nazi salute was made compulsory for all party members. Severiukhin's team Ward Racing also announced the termination of his contract after the video of the incident emerged online. By autumn 1923, some members of the Nazi Party were using the rigid, outstretched right arm salute to greet Hitler, who responded by raising his own right hand crooked back at the elbow, palm opened upwards, in a gesture of acceptance. Motorsport's ruling body, the FIA, announced on Monday it would launch an investigation into the incident. ![]()
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