Ex-Haas driver Nikita Mazepin’s surprising new career outside of F1
Mazepin was p🦩ictured DJing on his Instagram account at a recent Halloween-themed event.
The Russian driver drove for Haas during the 2021 F1 season alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher.
Haas decided to sack Mazepin ahead of the 2022 season following Russia’s invasion of Ukraꦓine.
The American outfit🎐 were also forced to terminate Russian title sponsor U🃏ralkali, a company owned by Mazepin’s father, Dmitry Mazepin.
With the International Olympic Committee prohibiting Russian and Belarusian athletes from ♛🍃racing in international competitions, Mazepin’s future in motorsport has been restricted.
Even though the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:FIA 🃏have decided to allow Russian drivers to compete provided t🐼hey participate in a neutral capacity, Mazepin h🅰as refused to do so.
Earlier this year, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:he told rsport.ria.ru: “People cannot be condemned. We are athletes an༒d everyone has their own choices, which 𝔍must be respected.
“Zhiltsov is not the only one, [Russian turned Israeli driver] Robert Shwartzman did the same. There is a question of personal considerations. Whether y🧔ou want to give up your country for sport and it is more important for you or not- everyone chooses for himself, ไbut I will not do it.”
Mazepin labelled the sanctions as “cancel culture again﷽st my country”.
“I don't agree with being in the sanctions,” Mazepin added. “I've said before I agree to fight it. Perhaps now is not the right time. If you look at the whole situation that is happening against athletes in the general cas🤪e, it's cancel cultur🔯e against my country.”
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