The Haas F1 Team today confirmed that Nikita Mazepin will be driving for the American racing outfit in Formula One next year despite him groping an Instagram model and uploading a video of the incident onto social media earlier this month. In a statement, Haas said “the matter has now been dealt with internally” and
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The Haas F1 Team has confirmed that Nikita Mazepin will be racing with them in Formula One next season despite the Russian racing driver groping an Instagram model in Dubai earlier this month. In a statement released on Wednesday, Haas said “the matter has now been dealt with internally” and added that they won’t be
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Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr has said he believes the Mercedes F1 Team wants Lewis Hamilton to “dominate” as opposed to him having a team-mate who can challenge him in equal machinery. He noted that, unlike Valtteri Bottas, Nico Rosberg was able to give Hamilton a run for his money at Mercedes – and
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has said that details of Nikita Mazepin’s punishment for groping an Instagram model and posting the video onto social media may remain private. Speaking to Autosport, Steiner said: “We had a race weekend going on, as you know, so I didn’t focus on that one. READ: An Opening For Hulkenberg?
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Seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton was recently voted the BBC’s 2020 Sports Personality of the Year, after another successful campaign with Mercedes. However, this season wasn’t without its challenges, with Hamilton contracting COVID-19 late in the season and subsequently being forced to miss the second grand prix in Bahrain. READ: Lewis Hamilton Warns Sergio
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The Sakhir Grand Prix ended in disappointment for George Russell, with a pitstop error and a late slow puncture costing him the win, but his strong drive nevertheless drastically increased his stock in the F1 paddock. Russell led most of the grand prix ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas – and despite him ultimately
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Ferrari has announced that it will set up a hub for the Haas F1 Team in Maranello which will be run by a segment of its workforce as it looks to reduce its spending to comply with next season’s $145 million budget cap. Commenting on this new “Haas hub”, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said:
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After being axed by Red Bull in the middle of the 2019 season, Pierre Gasly had a strong finish to the campaign with their sister team and then had his strongest season in Formula One in 2020. Aside from his standout win at Monza, Gasly consistently scorned much-needed points for Scuderia AlphaTauri and firmly established
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After coming second in this year’s Constructors’ Championship, Red Bull is looking to make a significant step forward so they can take the fight to Mercedes in 2021. Last week, Red Bull announced that Sergio Perez will be replacing Alex Albon at the team in the hopes that this new driver line-up will give them
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Senior personnel within the Haas F1 Team are becoming increasingly worried about the impact of the negative media attention that Nikita Mazepin is drawing to the American racing outfit and the broader Haas brand, according to reports. “Haas F1 team, particularly those at the top are becoming increasingly worried about the reputation of the Haas
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