Speaking to CNN Quest, the former Haas driver said:
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIA has allowed Russian drivers to race under a neutral flag. However, Nikita Mazepin was dropped by Haas citing his father Dimitry Mazepin’s close connection with President Vladimir Putin.
The father-son duo have since been sanctioned by the EU and their properties in Europe have been seized, but have been trying to claim their investment in Haas back.
Nikita Mazepin laments losing his F1 drive and blames Haas for not being clean
The Russian driver held a press conference after being dropped stating he was removed from the team unfairly. Haas replaced Nikita Mazepin with former driver Kevin Magnussen, but did not return Uralkali’s money back which was responsible to a large extent for the development of their car.
The Haas team have responded by rejecting the bid and claiming to retain the amount of 12 million Euros as per the terms of the contract.
Lamenting the loss of his F1 drive, Nikita Mazepin said:
While the 23 year old is on the EU sanctions list and cannot travel outside his country, he has condemned the attacks on Ukraine in his own way and the unfairness towards Russian athletes.
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