Nikita Mazepin (Haas): «I face hate» / Formula 1

21-year-old Moscow Nikita Mazepin (Haas) is convinced: “There is hardly any Russian racing driver who gets so much fussed or who gets so much hate.”

Nikita Mazepin, who was severely criticized for her Grapes Affair, Vitaly Petrov (Renault & Catram, 2010–2012, after Daniel Kiwat (Toro Rosso, Red Bull Racing & Alfauri, 2014)) secured a regular spot in the Premier Class in 2021 Vali will be the fourth Russian. -2017 and 2019/2020) and Sergei Sirotkin (Williams 2018). It is a little over a month since a storm occurred at the age of 21. Mick Schumacher’s future Haas stablemate posted a film showing him and others driving cars in the Middle East. You can see how the racing pilot traveling in the passenger seat made the first Venezuelan model Andrea D’Aval and the girl’s dress slip. Mazepine reaches back and grabs the woman’s chest. Haas team boss Gunther Steiner said the misconduct was taken very seriously and that the matter would be dealt with internally.

Nikita Mazepin was quite unhappy with Russian broadcaster Match TV: “There are certain reasons that have nothing to do with the racing world that I am treated differently. I am criticized and it does not bother me in the least. “

Now Muscovite is following in a podcast from Alexey Popov (Match TV). He thinks that his Russian predecessors Petro, Kiwat and Sirotkin were also mistreated. “They were all top racers, professionals and medium, but some of the things said about them were not worthy. But this is how life works. The fact that Russians are treated differently is not surprising to me. “The young racing driver does not have why this should happen.”

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Mazepin sees himself as an exception among his compatriots. “I think there is hardly any Russian racing driver who gets so much fussed or who gets so much hate. Am I ready for this? It’s part of life. If you want to race, you get some of this. Kind of face. “

“But for me it’s about the game. I don’t care what the racetrack is. I’m not at home, I’m touring, so I’ll have to play by their rules. One thing is clear to me: when you When it comes to Formula 1, it’s almost always a one-off opportunity. “

“My job is to do my best and defeat my stablemate. You are always under pressure. I think I am ready for Formula 1 and I will prove it to my team. ‘

Provisional formula 1 calendar 2021

Winter Trial: 12. – 14. March in Bahrain
March 28: Sakhir, Bahrain
18. April: Imola, Italian
02. May: Termin Offen (Eva. Portimo, Portugal)
09. May: Barcelona, Spain
23. Never: Monte Carlo, Monaco
June 6: Baku, Azerbaijan
13. June: Montreal, Canada
27 June: Le Castellet, France
4 July: Spielberg, Austria
18 July: Silverstone, Great Britain
August 01: Budapest, Hungary
29 August: Spa, Belgium
5 September: Zandovort, Netherlands
12. September: Monza, Italian
26 September: Sochi, Russia
03 October: Singapore, Singapore
October 10: Suzuka, Japan
October 24: Austin, USA
October 31: Mexico City, Mexico
07. November: Sao Paulo, Brasilin
21. November: Melbourne, Australian
5 December: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
12. Dezember: Yes Marina, Abu Dhabi