Nikita Mazepin dismissed concerns he could start the season at a disadvantage to his fellow rookie team mate Mick Schumacher, a Ferrari Driver Academy member.
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Mazepin “almost crashed” experimenting with Giovinazzi’s slipstream
2021 F1 season
Posted onNikita Mazepin admitted he nearly crashed his Haas while trying to discover how strong the turbulent air was behind another Formula 1 car.
Mazepin will ‘grow some hairs on his chest and deal with’ criticism – Steiner
2021 F1 season
Posted onHaas team principal Guenther Steiner says Nikita Mazepin has to accept some people will continue to criticise him for his behaviour in a social media video last year.
Mazepin expects penalty points worries to end after promotion to F1
2021 F1 season
Posted onNew Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin is confident he will not encounter as much trouble with the stewards on his debut in the championship as he did in Formula 2 last year.
Mazepin will face “serious consequences” if he transgresses again – Todt
2021 F1 season
Posted onFIA president Jean Todt has warned Nikita Mazepin he will face “serious consequences” if his behaviour lapses again, after the Haas driver shared a video of himself grabbing a woman’s breast.
Mazepin will not say whether he apologised to woman in grope video
2021 F1 season
Posted onHaas driver Nikita Mazepin refused to say whether he has apologised to Andrea D’lval, the woman he was seen groping in a video he posted on social media in December.
Haas reveals Mazepin’s father’s company as new title sponsor for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onHaas has presented the livery which will appear on the VF-21, to be raced by new drivers Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin this year.
Haas hopes Mazepin learned from “deluge of criticism”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Haas hopes Mazepin learned from “deluge of criticism” • Ecclestone proposed points and reverse grids for sprint races • Drive to Survive season three release date confirmed
Penalty points analysis: Who has the most in 2021 and why Mazepin’s F2 rap sheet doesn’t matter
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton and George Russell will start the 2021 F1 season with the most penalty points, while newcomer Nikita Mazepin has his total reset after coming close to an automatic ban in F2.
Mazepin and other Russian drivers forbidden from racing under country’s flag
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin and other Russian competitors in FIA-run world championships are to be forbidden from racing under the country’s flag.
Mazepin fined for failing to stop at red light
2021 F1 season
Posted onNikita Mazepin, who will make his debut as a Formula 1 driver next month, has been fined by a court in Oxfordshire for failing to stop his car at a red light.
Haas swept their Mazepin problem under the carpet. Now it’s F1’s problem
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Posted onAllowing Nikita Mazepin to excuse his disgraceful behaviour with nothing more than an apology which has already disappeared will prove F1’s ‘We Race As One’ hashtag does not ring true.
Haas confirm Mazepin will not lose his F1 seat over grope video
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe Haas Formula 1 team has confirmed Nikita Mazepin will make his debut in the championship next year despite criticism of his behaviour in a video posted to his social media account.
Mazepin controversy “none of my concern” – Schumacher
2021 F1 season
Posted onMick Schumacher says the controversy surrounding his future F1 team mate Nikita Mazepin is a concern for Haas and not him.
Mazepin plans appeal after losing case over sale of Force India to Stroll
2020 F1 season
Posted onThe High Court has dismissed claims brought by Nikita Mazepin’s father that the sale of Force India in 2018 to a consortium headed by Lawrence Stroll was mishandled.
Mazepin faces further Haas talks over grope video but team may keep outcome private
2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onHaas team principal Guenther Steiner says discussions between the team and its 2021 F1 driver Nikita Mazepin over his conduct are still ongoing.
Mazepin’s “extensive testing programme” at Mercedes won’t include young drivers’ test return
2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin’s absence from Mercedes’ young driver test line-up is not related to the recent controversy over his behaviour in a social media video, says team principal Toto Wolff.
FIA joins Haas in criticising Mazepin’s “inappropriate” behaviour in social media video
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has joined the Haas Formula 1 team in criticising the behaviour of the team’s new signing Nikita Mazepin in a video posted on social media two days ago.
Haas condemns “abhorrent” Mazepin social media video
2020 F1 season
Posted onHaas has issued a strongly-worded statement criticising the behaviour of Nikita Mazepin, its new driver for the 2021 F1 season, in a video posted to his social media account yesterday.
Steiner says Haas ‘have their work cut out’ with Mazepin after F2 penalties
2021 F1 season
Posted onHaas team principal Guenther Steiner says Nikita Mazepin’s two penalties in yesterday’s Formula 2 race shows they have work to do with their new driver for 2021.