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Furious Mazepin, sponsor, exploring legal action

Mar.10 Former team driver Kevin Magnussen is returning to Formula 1 to replace the axed and furious Russian Nikita Mazepin, whose sponsor Uralkali is not ruling out legal action. Mazepin, who has just turned 23, told reporters on Wednesday that boss Gunther Steiner did not even give him any notice that the Ukraine crisis had resulted in cancellation of his contract. 'I'm a young man and I was not ready for it,' said the Russian, who was personally mentioned in the latest swathe of European Union sanctions along with his father Dmitry, for the closeness of the relationship with Vladimir Putin. 'I did not speak to Gunther personally and I still haven't,' Mazepin revealed. 'It's situations...
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