Son of a millionaire Nikita Mazepin He came to Formula 1 backed by the money of his father, Dimitry, vice president and partner of the Uralkali petrochemical company and a personal friend of Vladimir Putin. As a result of the Russian invasion in the Ukraine, Team Haas decided to break all ties with its sponsor and fired the driver, who will no longer sit behind the wheel of the VF-22 as of this Thursday in the pre-season tests in Bahrain, where he will be replaced by tester Pietro Fitipaldi.
Nikitawho is not used to being denied anything, has taken his departure from the team very badly and after launching a first message in which he showed his disgust and recalled that he had agreed to compete under a neutral flag at the request of the FIA, but despite all had been given no option to continue.
“I am very disappointed to hear that my contract in Formula 1 has ended. Although I understand the difficulties, the FIA’s decision and my willingness to accept the proposed conditions to continue have been completely ignored and no process has been followed in this unilateral decision. “, criticized Mazepin, who warned that “I will have more to say in the coming days.”
Today, as announced by Racing News 365, Nikita has summoned the media for a press conference in which he will give details about his departure from Haas. He will be This Wednesday, March 9, at 10:00 a.m.