The Haas team will have to look for a new main sponsor.
Nikita Mazepin, 23, will not drive Formula One in the World Series next season. Haas stable has terminated a Russian driver’s contract because of the war in Ukraine. Mazepin had one run in the F1 series.
The US stable has also terminated the main sponsorship agreement with Uralkali. Uralkali is a Russian fertilizer company whose main owner is Dmitri MazepinFather of Nikita Mazepin.
– The stable is shocked and saddened by the conquest of Ukraine. The stable hopes for a quick and peaceful end to the conflict, Haas informed.
Mazepin’s fires are likely to mean being a test driver Pietro Fittipaldi becomes Haas’ race driver. Brazilian Fittipaldi, 25, is a two-time F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldin grandson. His contract is likely to depend on whether he finds funding.
Fittipaldi has been Haas’ test driver since 2019. In the 2020 season, he got to drive the last two races of the season when Romain Grosjean was injured.
The Haas team was last in the World Series last season.
The F1 series announced Thursday that it has terminated its contract with the Russian GP. Sochi will not drive this season, nor in 2023 in St. Petersburg. F1 and the Russian GP had a long deal, however According to the BBC (moving to another service) (moving to another service) Russia will not run the number one, at least as long as Vladimir Putin is in power.