“We have decided to end the partnership with Uralkali and the agreement with Nikita Mazepin with immediate effect. Like the rest of Formula 1, we are shocked and saddened by the invasion of Ukraine and want a quick and peaceful end to the conflict,” the stable said.
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Mazepin joined the American team last year, as did Uralkali, a company owned by his father. Last year, the 23-year-old Haas driver rode alongside Mick Schumacher and his best result was 14th place.
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The F1 Haas team terminates the sponsorship agreement with the titular sponsor, the Russian company Uralkali, and the Russian pilot Nikita Mazepin, with immediate effect. Like the rest of the F1 community, Haas is “shocked and saddened by the invasion of Ukraine” and wants a quick and peaceful solution to the conflict. pic.twitter.com/DiXSdHrqZY
– Tomas Richtr (@ TomRichtrF1) March 5, 2022
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Haas has not yet announced who will replace Mazepina in the upcoming season, which starts on March 20 in Bahrain. According to an earlier statement by the head of the stable, Günther Steiner, Pietro Fittipaldi should take the vacancy.
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The grandson of the two-time world champion Emerson Fittipaldi has already tried Formula 1 in the colors of Haas in 2020. In the last two races, he replaced Romain Grosjean, who was injured in a terrible accident in Sáchir.
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