A few days later than the notification of his dismissal from Haas, which occurred as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army and the termination of the partnership with the Uralkali brand, Nikita Mazepin was able to provide his version of the facts about what happened. In a press conference organized via the web directly from Moscow, the Russian driver did not fail to criticize the behavior of his now former team, challenging the team and its team principal Gunther Steiner in particular the lack of communication in the delicate days between the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and its termination of the contract.
In recent days, some athletes have publicly spoken out against the decisions taken by the federations of various sports to ban Russian athletes and teams from their competitions. In Formula 1, Mazepin’s departure did not actually depend on the FIA, which had opened up the possibility for all Russian and Belarusian drivers to compete as neutral. Despite this, however, Mazepin revealed that some colleagues – a few – wanted to express their support privately with messages. The Muscovite pilot wanted to publicly thank them during the press conference.
“I appreciated the small number of riders who expressed their support for me – Mazepin said – Sergio (Perez), Valtteri (Bottas), Charles (Leclerc) and George (Russell) have all contacted me. They know how important the situation is and have shown their support after I lost the chance to compete. The messages had nothing political at all but were only on a personal level. They told me to keep my head upbecause there have been athletes who have been broken and lives that have been destroyed after such decisions “stressed the now former Haas standard bearer.
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