by The “Formula 1” Championship has completely left Russia: not only the Russian Grand Prix 2022 will not take place, but also the 2023 race, which was supposed to be held on a new track in Saint Petersburg. Also, the American Formula 1 team Haas terminated the contract with the title sponsor, the Russian company “Uralkali,” and Russian driver Nikita Mazepin.
“Haas immediately terminates the contract with the title sponsor ‘Uralkali’ and driver Nikita Mazepin. Like the entire community in Formula 1, we are shocked and saddened by the invasion of Ukraine and wish for a quick resolution of the conflict in a peaceful manner,” noted Haas’s statement.
In addition, previously the International Automobile Federation (FIA) banned Russian and Belarusian drivers from competing under the Russian flag.
Recall, a day earlier former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson addressed driver Nikita Mazepin, who is the son of a Russian oligarch and whose future in Formula 1 is now in great doubt. Clarkson called him a “fucking retard” who would lose a race even if he was racing against himself in Russia.
