Russian drivers have also been banned from participating in UK motorsport events, which means Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin won’t be able to compete in the Grand Prix scheduled to take place at Silverstone on July 3rd. We’ll have to see whether EA adopts similar measures for its F1 game. The news comes after the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov asked gaming companies such as Xbox and PlayStation to leave the Russian market while the conflict rages on. He also called for developers and publishers with offices located in Russia, such as Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Riot Games, Gameloft, and Wargaming, to close them.
