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Nikita Mazepin articles archive
Mazepin “extremely sorry” for close call with Hamilton
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin apologised to Lewis Hamilton for holding up the Mercedes driver while being lapped, an incident race director Michael Masi called “a bit rude”.
Tyre warm-up problems behind Mazepin’s four-second deficit to Schumacher
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin explained how he ended up almost four seconds slower than his team mate in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix.
Mazepin celebrates ROC athletes with Russian Grand Prix helmet
2021 Russian Grand Prix F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onThe only home driver on the grid at this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix is sporting a special helmet recognising his compatriots’ achievements in the Olympics and Paralympics.
Mazepin ‘definitely had pace disadvantage’ with old chassis
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin is convinced his change of chassis since the summer break has improved his pace compared to his team mate.
Haas confirm second season for Mazepin and Schumacher in 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onHaas have announced an unchanged driver line-up for 2022, retaining the two rookies which joined the team this year.
Perez, Mazepin, Ocon and Giovinazzi collect one penalty point each for incidents
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFour drivers collected penalty points on their licences, all for incidents which occurred at the Variante della Roggia in the Italian Grand Prix.
No penalty for Mazepin over Kubica lap he “ruined”
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin has avoided a penalty for holding up Robert Kubica during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix sprint qualifying race.
Mazepin: Schumacher clash showed ‘you should lift when there’s a bollard in front’
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin says there will be no change in the rules of engagement between the two Haas drivers following the incident between the pair in the Dutch Grand Prix.
Mazepin says Schumacher showed his “true nature” and he won’t tolerate it
2021 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin said he will not accept what he believes was Mick Schumacher’s decision to disobey an internal arrangement at Haas.
Mazepin gets new chassis for Belgian Grand Prix
2021 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin, who said earlier in the season his Haas chassis was heavier than team mate Mick Schumacher’s, will have a new one for this weekend’s race.
F1 team mate battles at mid-season: Schumacher vs Mazepin
2021 F1 season
Posted onHaas drivers Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin have got too close for comfort at times, but when the flag drops one of them is usually comfortably ahead.
Schumacher wants to understand Mazepin’s tyre management advantage
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Schumacher aims to learn from Mazepin, Alonso hints that Alpine has pace in hand and Covid -19 numbers go up in F1 paddock
Vettel, Sainz and Mazepin given formal warnings over practice starts
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel, Carlos Sainz Jnr and Nikita Mazepin have been given formal warnings for performing practice starts in an unapproved fashion.
F2-style reverse grid sprint races not realistic for F1 – Mazepin
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s new sprint qualifying event reminds Nikita Mazepin of the similar format he experienced in Formula 2 last year, with one key difference.
Mazepin and Latifi given 30s penalties, Raikkonen 20s, others cleared
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen has had 20 seconds added to his race time for his last lap clash with Sebastian Vettel, while Nikita Mazepin and Nicholas Latifi had 30-second penalties.
Extreme set-up changes leave Mazepin feeling “lost”
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onHaas driver Nikita Mazepin said he felt “lost” after the team tried some radical set-up changes during practice in an attempt to unlock more performance from their car.
Schumacher has also driven Mazepin’s heavier chassis – Steiner
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onHaas team principal Guenther Steiner confirmed one of his team’s chassis is heavier than the others, but stated it has not been used exclusively by Nikita Mazepin.
Mazepin “pretty certain” heavier car cost him time to team mate Schumacher
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onHaas’s Nikita Mazepin is “pretty certain” having a heavier car than team mate Mick Schumacher has cost him on-track in his rookie F1 season
Schumacher expects “harsher consequences” if Mazepin repeats Baku swerve
2021 French Grand Prix
Posted onMick Schumacher says his team mate tried to “scare” him in Baku, but Nikita Mazepin insists the incident was a “misunderstanding”.