'Nazi-salute' Russian karter risks losing Italian licence

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 11 - Italy's ACI motoring association said Monday that it will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to open disciplinary proceedings against 15-year-old Russian driver Artyom Severyukhin, who did a Nazi salute on the podium after winning a junior race in Portugal in the European Karting Championship on Sunday.
    Severyukhin risks losing his Italian licence, under which he has been racing following the penalties imposed on Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.
    The boy beat his chest, did the Nazi salute and then started laughing on the podium as the Italian national anthem played.
    ACI said it "firmly condemned" the "deplorable behaviour" of Severyukhin, adding that it had sent a message to the Ukrainian motor sport association. (ANSA).