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Steiner fine with Mazepin superlicence gamble

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is happy to take a risk on Nikita Mazepin with the Russian driver's superlicence not yet secure. Haas have confirmed an all-rookie line-up for 2021, consisting of current F2 Championship leader Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin. Only a disastrous final round would see Schumacher finish any lower than P2 in the standings, so under the relaxed rules to qualify for a superlicence, his is safe since he will finish the season in the top seven in the standings. Going into the final round Mazepin is P3, but if he had a couple of nightmare races then he could fall as low as P8, meaning he would not qualify for the superlicence. That said, the gap to Guanyu...
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