The 15-year-old go-kart driver from Russia, Artem Severiukhin is in trouble after the video of him showing a Nazi salute after winning the race went viral on Twitter.
Let’s find out more about the teen kart racer and what he has done.
FIA has started an internal investigation about the incident, and it looks like the thing will not be that great for the teen racer. Many fans and audiences have been angered by his action, which might be intentional or unintentional.
There is a large discussion about the action that needed to be taken against him. There is no doubt in his racing ability because he managed to become first in the game he took the podium to do despise posture from the history.
Artem Severiukhin Video Showing Nazi Salute Incident On Twitter
On Twitter, Artem’s video has gone viral where he was seen giving the gesture of a Nazi salute from the podium. He was seen giving that salute out of nowhere and laughing after then.
It is really strange why he gave that salute and that is something people are wondering about and it looks like this mistake will cost him a lot of his career. Artem has uploaded a video apologizing for the incident.
He has uploaded a video on Instagram where he said that he was unaware of his action and it was never meant to represent the Nazi salute. He also said that he did not support the Nazis and hated the inhumane action they did in Hitler’s regime.
Artem Severiukhin Karting Racer Wikipedia
Artem is a 15-year-old teen from Russia. However, due to the current scenario, Russia was banned from playing in the competition, so he is currently playing under an Italian license and flag in the race.
He is a talented young rider with a great knowledge of kart racing. However, his recent action made people skeptical about the moral compass he possesses. His action is highly disgraced by all audiences.
He has faced a ban from his team. Further, if FIA finds him guilty of a hate crime, it might be a great setback to his growing career. People are looking at this incident closely because of its sensitivity.
Meet Artem Severiukhin Parents And Family On Instagram
Information about Artem’s parents is still to be revealed. It appears like his parents are from Russia because he has a history of playing in Russia until recent changes in the environment in Russia.
He is also on Instagram and goes by the handle name artem.severiukhin. He has more than 1800 followers on Instagram and can be seen posting about his racing events and wins.
Recently, he used that platform to post an apology for his action, which he said to be completely elaborated in the wrong manner.