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Ralf: Steiner ‘protects' Mazepin for financial reasons

Ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes Haas boss Guenther Steiner's refusal to criticise Nikita Mazepin must be financially motivated. Despite winning two Formula 2 races in 2020, Mazepin's arrival in Formula 1 was met largely with negativity. His father, Dmitry, now invests into the Haas team through Uralkali, while Nikita also did himself no favours after a grotesque video of him and a woman circulated before the 2021 season. Slowly though, with Haas struggling at the back of the grid, the attention and negativity on the Russian racer had begun to subside. At Zandvoort though, the debate over Mazepin's place in Formula 1 returned following a series of spats with his fellow rookie and...
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