The dramatic news coming from Ukraine in recent days, with the invasion of the country by Russian troops, are obviously frightening the entire planet. The war waged by the Moscow army, under the pressure of the leader Vladimir Putin, naturally cannot leave the world of sport indifferent. There Formula 1 reacted to the events that developed in Eastern Europe by making the decision – shared by all the teams – of renounce the trip to Russia, canceling the Sochi race. The event was originally scheduled for September 25, but was formally ‘suspended’ after the Kremlin’s attacks on Kyiv’s sovereignty. In the Circus, the American team is particularly affected by the ‘lateral’ repercussions of this tragic war Haas.
The team based in Kannapolis is in fact sponsored by the Russian giant Uralkali, controlled by Uralchem, which sees the oligarch in the role of president Dmitry Mazepin. Mazepin Sr. is the team’s main financier and father of the team’s second driver, Nikita. During the last day of the Barcelona tests, the team headed by Gunther Steiner took to the track with a totally black and white livery, without any reference to the colors of Russia and the Uralkali brand. The fate of the sponsor and the Russian driver hangs in the balance and could be defined in the coming days. Somehow interested spectator of this complicated and sad story is also Mick Schumacher, Mazepin’s box mate in Haas. German, speaking to the site GPFans, he glossed over the events concerning his team, but hoped for a rapid resolution of the drama that the Ukrainian people are experiencing.
“Obviously we have all heard the horrible news of the war that has begun and I think it is something that affects us all. In terms of the effect on the team I am not the right person to answer – commented the German – but I think that we should all hope and pray for Ukraine. How to go on? It would be easy to say that I’m just trying to focus on what we need to do, at work – concluded Schumacher – but of course it hurts to see what’s happening in the world. I think it’s important to balance things right now. I’m trying to do my best “.
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