News Details

Wolff defends Mazepin after Haas axe: He merits an F1 seat

Article To news overview Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has moved to defend Russian racer Nikita Mazepin, a driver who he says merits a Formula 1 seat. The 22-year-old has been dropped by Haas F1, along with personal and team title sponsor Uralkali, following Russia's widely condemned invasion of nearby Ukraine. Mazepin's father, Dmitry, is majority shareholder and current chair of Uralkali. With severe economic restrictions being placed on Russian businesses, Haas moved to sever ties with Uralkali and, as a result, Mazepin was also ousted from his race seat. Haas' move to disassociate themselves with the Mazepins has brought to an end the youngster's F1 dream after just one disappointing season...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes: 'Everything you need to know about...

The steering wheel of the modern Formula 1 car is quite complicated. It...
3y ago from GPBlog.com

‘The problem is Russian funding': Marko gives...

The UK's motorsports governing body has announced that Russian...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Russell insists his ‘mindset is the same’ at...

Mercedes’ George Russell has suggested that his mindset is no different...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

‘Maybe it was done in a moment of rage': Steiner...

Guenther Steiner has put Jeremy Clarkson’s personal attack on Nikita...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Colton Herta leaves IndyCar to pursue F1 with Cadillac...

The Cadillac F1 Team has announced that it has hired IndyCar star Colton...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Rinus VeeKay separates from Dale Coyne Racing

Rinus VeeKay will not race with Dale Coyne Racing next season after...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Collymore's column: Mikel Arteta criticism, Isak and...

In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Liverpool striker Stan...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

After Peter Schmeichel slams Arsenal for ‘ugly brand...

Former Arsenal star Theo Walcott has dismissed Manchester United legend...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'It’s remarkable' – Collymore reacts to Mikel...

Arsenal had started their season with two victories out of two, but last...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Episode 843 – Injuries

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.