Haas have denied Uralkali’s request to reimburse them the money they gave to the team at the beginning of 2022 before their partnership was severed. Uralkali became name partner of the Haas team last year when Dmitry Mazepin, a Russian oligarch with close links to Vladimir Putin, brought his son Nikita into the sport and
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Haas driver Nikita Mazepin has emphasised that the Haas team did not put any resources into the development of their car in 2021, which is why he struggled to find performance during his debut season. Mazepin joined Haas last year as a rookie alongside Mick Schumacher after his father, Dmitry, invested in the team through
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Mick Schumacher’s start to life in Formula 1 has been somewhat of a baptism of fire, but he is looking forward to the remainder of the 2022 season that could see him establish himself as one of Formula 1’s brightest stars of the future. Haas went scoreless in 2021 for the first time since they
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Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll are being ridiculed on F1 social media after their awkward collision during qualifying in Melbourne, with one joking that they make Nikita Mazepin look like Ayrton Senna. It was a busy Saturday for Stroll in Australia as he crashed at Turn 11 in the third free practice session, giving his
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The Haas F1 Team was expected to head into the 2022 season with the same driver line-up it ran last year, namely Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin. However, following the recent events between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian driver’s career was ultimately cut short. Mazepin’s father and part owner of the title sponsor of Haas,
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Nikita Mazepin intends to fight against the sanctions placed upon him by the European Union amid Russia’s war on Ukraine. Nikita is the son of Dmitry Mazepin, a Russian oligarch who part owns the Uralkali firm and has close links to the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dmitry funded his son’s seat when Uralkali
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Romain Grosjean has revealed that his private test with Mercedes is “still on the cards” after Toto Wolff reached out to him following his crash in 2020. After 179 race starts in Formula 1 with Renault, Lotus and Haas, the Frenchman was set to bow out at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix over a year
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Former Formula 1 driver Christian Danner is pleased that his compatriot Mick Schumacher now has a better benchmark in Kevin Magnussen, as this can help him in his quest for a 2023 contract. Schumacher comprehensively out-performed Russian team-mate Nikita Mazepin in their rookie year in 2021, out-qualifying him 20-2 and winning the race battle 16-6.
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has heaped praise on Kevin Magnussen after the Dane’s exceptional fifth-placed finish at the season-opening 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Magnussen left Formula 1 at the end of 2020 to head to IMSA, but was recalled after the sacking of Nikita Mazepin due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Financial sanctions
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ferrari have decided to suspend their partnership with Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, and the name will not appear on the car following a “joint decision.” Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine on 24 February following months of tension as more soldiers were sent to the border
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