Haas confirm Mazepin will still race in 2021
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December 23 2020
Nikita Mazepin has kept hold of his Haas seat for the 2021 season despite overwhelming criticism for a video he posted on his Instagram account.
Mazepin posted, and promptly deleted, a video on social media which showed him groping a woman in the back of a car. The footage emerged barely a week on from the Russian’s confirmation that he would be joining the Haas Formula 1 team in 2021.
The 21-year-old apologised for his actions (but now that apology has also been deleted) while Haas publicly condemned him for his “abhorrent” video.
Haas F1 Team faces massive backlash for retaining Mazepin
The Haas F1 team has confirmed that they will be retaining the Russian s services despite his recent social media scandal.
December 23, 2020 14:13 GMT
The Haas Formula 1 Team has been facing a lot of criticism after confirming that they won t be dropping Russian driver Nikita Mazepin from their 2021 lineup despite massive public clamor following a social media scandal that rocked the racing world earlier this month.
The team issued a statement on social media stating that the Haas F1 Team would like to reaffirm that Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher will form its driver lineup for the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. As per the team s previous statement regarding the actions of Nikita Mazepin (December 9) - this matter has now been dealt with internally and no further comment shall be made.
Nikita Mazepin: Haas reaffirm driver in 2021 F1 line-up after dealing with conduct This matter has now been dealt with internally and no further comment shall be made, say Haas in relation to incident posted in social media video of Mazepin appearing to inappropriately touch a woman s chest in the back seat of a car
Last Updated: 11/02/21 2:40pm
Haas have reaffirmed that Nikita Mazepin will drive for them in the 2021 Formula 1 season and say they have dealt internally with the Russian s conduct related to a video posted on social media earlier this month.
Mazepin, the 21-year-old Russian driver who has been signed by Haas for next season, was condemned by his new team and issued an apology after a video posted on his Instagram Stories appeared to show him inappropriately touching a woman s chest during a car journey.