A week after Russia's military operations against Ukraine, haas F1 teams officially announced on March 5 that they had terminated their contract with expectant driver Nikita Mazepin and also terminated their partnership with Uralkali, the Russian title sponsor brought by their father, Dimitri Mazepin.
In a brief statement, haas racing team wrote: "The team hereby announces the immediate termination of their contracts with Uralkali and Nikita Mazepin, like all participants in F1, we are shocked and saddened by the situation in Russia and Ukraine, and look forward to the peaceful conclusion of the conflict between the two sides as soon as possible." ”
Haas Team has yet to respond to who will replace Ma Zepping, but speculation has come to the fore of Haas Team's reserve & test driver, two-time world champion Emerson Mason. Pietro, grandson of Fedipalti Fedipalti is the first choice. Petro made up for Romain Gross during the 2020 Sakhir and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in place of the unexpectedly injured Romain Gross.
After Haas Announced the termination of the driver's contract with Nikita Mazepin, the Russian driver responded to the matter with a statement on his social media, writing:
"Dear fans and fans, I am very disappointed that my contract has been terminated. While I understand the difficult situation, the FIA's ruling and my willingness to accept the conditions put forward in order to continue the race were completely ignored and no procedure was taken unilaterally.
"To those who try to understand me, I am forever grateful to them."
"I cherish my days in F1 and sincerely hope that we can get together again at some better time and that I have more to say in the days to come."