Ex-Haas driver Nikita Mazepin’s surprising new career outside of F1
Mazepin was pictured DJing on his Instagram acc🌳ount at a recent Halloween-themed event.
The Russian driver drove for Haas during the 2021 F1 season alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher.
Haas decided to sack Mazepin ahead of the 2022 season following Russ📖ia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The American outfit were also for🐷ced to terminate Russian title sponsor Uralkali, a company owned by Mazepin’s father, Dmi🎐try Mazepin.
With the International Olympic Committee prohibiting Russian and Belarusian athlet🦋es from racing in international competitions, Mazepin’s future in motorsport has been restricted.
Even though the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:FIA hav༒e decided to allow Russian drivers to compete provided they participate🐬 in a neutral capacity, M𒆙azepin has refused to do so.
Earlier this year, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:he told rsport.ria.ru: “People can🦩not be condemned. We are athletes and everyone hasꦕ their own choices, which must be respected.
“Zhiltsov is not the only one, [Russian turned Israeli driver] Robert Shwartzman did the same. There 🎶is a question of personal considerations.&ဣnbsp;Whether you want to give up your country for sport and it is more important for you or not- everyone chooses for himself, but I will not do it.”
Mazepin l😼abelled the sanctions as “cancel culture a💫gainst my country”.
“I don't agree with being in the sanctions,” Mazepin added. “I've said before I agree to fight it. Perhaps now is not the right time. If you look🥂 ๊at the whole situation that is happening against athletes in the general case, it's cancel culture against my country.”
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