Already lost the cockpit at Haas?
F1 rumors surrounding Mazepin are causing a stir
03/04/2022 07:19 am
Formula 1 waives a general starting ban for Russian pilots in the premier class. This is actually good news for Nikita Mazepin, but then rumors surface that his racing team is separating from the 23-year-old. When asked, Haas responded tight-lipped.
Mick Schumacher apparently gets a new teammate in Formula 1. As Sky reports, his US racing team Haas is separating from Nikita Mazepin. According to the report, the separation from the 23-year-old Russian is already certain. There is no confirmation of the process yet. At the request of RTL / ntv, the US team only said: “We have not published any statement or comment. If someone reports something, it is only speculation.” The question of whether Mazepin would drive the upcoming tests remained unanswered by the racing team.
According to Sky, the American-Brazilian reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi will take over the Mazepin cockpit and will already be at the wheel during the test drives from March 10th to 12th in Bahrain. The continuation of Mazepin’s Formula 1 career had become increasingly uncertain as a result of recent developments following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thanks to the FIA decision, the Russian is likely to drive under a neutral flag in the premier class, but the British Motorsport Association had recently given him a Silverstone starting ban.
Last week, Günther Steiner, the head of the American team, also left open the future of the Russian mining company Uralkali as a financier. Nikita’s father Dmitry Mazepin is the majority owner of Uralkali. According to Sky, a separation from the main sponsor is now becoming more and more likely. On the third and last day of testing on the Grand Prix circuit in Barcelona, the team competed with a car painted entirely white and has already refrained from using the sponsor’s advertising in the Russian national colors.