Nikita Mazepin has overturned the Europeanꦍ Union sanctions against him.

The EU had imposed sanctions against the Russian driver due💫 to his association with his father, Dmitry, who it insisted was “a member of the closest circle” of Vladimir Putin, Russia’s presid♏ent.

Dmitry Mazepin🐭 was named as the 🐈main sponsor of his son’s F1 career.

Nikita Mazepin was sacked by F1 team Haas, w♊ho he was driving for at tꦇhe time, as a result, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

But because Mazepin is n𓆏o longer a Haas driver, he has now be🏅en removed from the EU sanctions list.

A General Court, on Wednesday March 20, ruled that the criteria of association must go😼 beyond a family link. This is no longer the case for Mazepin after his F1 career ended.

"I am hugely encouraged by today's ruling and grateful to the E🎃uropean Court for a fair trial of my case," a statement from Mazepin to read. "This is certainly a crucial milestone."

Mazepin’s representativeꦚ did not reply when asked by Reuters if this latest development would allow him to pursue a return to Formula 1.

He is currently racing in the Asian Le Ma🐼ns series based in the UAE and Malaysia🍌.

Mazepin drove in the 2021 F1 season for Haas.

He started 22🌌 grands prix and finished 21st in the F1 standings. He was then sacked ahead𒁃 of the 2022 season.