Pietro Fittipaldi will drive for Haas in this week’s Bahrain Formula 1 pre-season test while the team considers “several candidates” as a permanent replacement for Nikita Mazepin.
Nikita Mazepin says his willingness to continue in Formula 1 was “completely ignored” by Haas and claims the American outfit followed “no process” in terminating his contract.
The FIA has outlined a detailed code of conduct that Russian drivers will have to follow if they wish to race in championships such as Formula 1 this year.
Britain’s motorsport body - Motorsport UK - has banned Russian and Belarusian licence holders from competing in events in the United Kingdom meaning Nikita Mazepin would be unable to participate in Formula 1’s British Grand Prix.
Nikita Mazepin has been cleared to race in Formula 1 this season after the FIA announced Russian and Belarusian drivers will still be allowed to compete in their championships under a neutral flag.
Former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat has urged sporting organisations against banning Russian athletes and teams from competing amid Russia’s war with Ukraine.
Formula 1's governing body the FIA has announced it will hold an “extraordinary meeting” of the World Motor Sport Council on Tuesday to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Ukraine’s motorsport federation has called on the FIA to ban all Russian and Belarusian drivers, including Formula 1's Nikita Mazepin, from competing at international level.
Formula 1 says it is “impossible” for the Russian Grand Prix to go ahead in “the current circumstances” due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.
Guenther Steiner says the future of Haas’ partnership with sponsor Uralkali is set to be resolved next week after it removed its logos and reverted to a plain white livery on the final day of the Formula 1 test in Barcelona.
Haas Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin still believes the race in Sochi later this year will go ahead as scheduled despite the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.