The relationship between la has ended in the most brutal and stormy way possible Haas And Nikita Mazepin. The Russian driver, who was also supposed to drive in 2022 for the American team, was in fact left on foot by the team as a ‘repercussion’ for the invasion of Ukrainian territory by the troops from Moscow. The leaders of the Kannapolis team have decided to end the relationship with the 23-year-old and also with the Russian sponsor who supported him, the Uralkali brand. A choice made by the team founded by Gene Haas even before Mazepin could decide whether or not to accept the requests of the International Federation.
In fact, the FIA had left a window to all Russian drivers, opening them to stay in the various categories if they agreed to compete as neutral athletes. Speaking at a press conference convened to explain his point of view, Mazepin emphasized precisely this point. The Russian driver also pointed the finger at team principal Gunther Steiner. The manager from Bolzano would have decided to remove him from the team without even informing him of the decision. “I had planned to compete as a neutral athlete – Mazepin declared in front of reporters – this was initially allowed by the FIA and I was happy to accept this decision without any problems. However, the night before my contract was terminated, a new additional letter arrived [dalla FIA]”.
According to his version of events, Mazepin would not even have had time to assess the new conditions for the dismissal at this point. “At the time we were considering that letter and looking at the options – because it had a lot of clauses – early in the morning, the next day, I learned about the termination of my contract. There wasn’t even time to say ‘yes’ [alla seconda lettera]that I was fired “ Mazepin added.
“I learned of the dismissal at the same time it was communicated to the press – finally attacked Mazepin – I have not received any warnings. Nothing of the kind ‘you know, this is the decision we made. We’ll announce this in 15 minutes, get ready‘. Gunther didn’t give me any information about the decision the team was about to make, apart from the information he gave my manager until March 4th. I haven’t talked to him since I left Barcelona on the third day of testing. Then came the press release, I read it and found out that my contract had been terminated“.
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