Formula 1: Nikita Mazepin breaks his silence with an angry statement: Russian driver Nikita Mazepin released an angry statement after his contract with Haas was terminated. The American team announced on Saturday morning that Mazepin would no longer drive for them in the 2022 Formula 1 season. Follow Formula 1 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Nikita wrote on social media, “Dear fans and followers, I am very disappointed to hear that my F1 contract has been terminated. While I understand the difficulties. The ruling from FIA plus my ongoing willingness to accept the conditions proposed in order to continue were completely ignored. And no process was followed in this unilateral step.”
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“To those who have tried to understand, my eternal thanks. I have treasured my time in F1 and genuinely hope we can all be together again in better times. I will have more to say in the coming days.”
— Nikita Mazepin (@nikita_mazepin) March 5, 2022
Meanwhile, the statement from Mazepin came shortly after Haas broke the news of his dismissal. However, Haas has also ditched his father’s company Uralkali as their sponsor in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Haas’ statement read, “Haas F1 team has elected to terminate, with immediate effect. The title partnership of Uralkali, and the driver contract of Nikita Mazepin. As with the rest of the F1 community, the team is shocked and saddened by the invasion of Ukraine and wishes for a swift and peaceful end to the conflict.”
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Nikita Mazepin was in his rookie season with Haas in 2021. He finished 21st overall after a run of disastrous races. However, he was set to continue in 2022, with Team Principal Guenther Steiner keeping faith in the Russian.
Steiner added, “It needs to be resolved. Not everything depends from us here what is happening. There are governments involved, I have no power over them, and we also need to see how the situation develops in Ukraine.”
Steiner also said that Haas will be ok financially after their deal with Uralkali collapsed. He further added, “It is a headache but it’s not something which disturbs the team on the competition side. Financially, we are OK. It has no implication on the team, how we are running it, or how we plan the season. There are more ways to get the funding, so there is no issue with that one.”
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