Russian driver, Nikita Mazepin will not race in Formula 1 this season after Haas confirmed they had terminated his contract.
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US-owned team Haas had been under immense pressure to act on Mazepin’s future following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with sports around the world cutting ties with the country.
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Mazepin also released a statement saying that he had agreed to accept the conditions proposed in the 10-point driver’s commitment laid out by the FIA n
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Who is replacing Nikita Mazepin?
Haas has previously indicated that test driver Pietro Fittipaldi would be the first option to replace Mazepin.
Fittipaldi, 25 and the grandson of Brazillian F1 world champion Emerson, has filled in for Haas before driving in place of Romain Grosjean for two races at the end of 2020
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