The American team Haas confirmed Wednesday that it would align well the Russian Nikita Mazepin, implicated for inappropriate gestures in a video, for the season 2021 of Formula 1. “This file has now been treated internally, and no other comment will not be made, ”said Haas, penultimate in the ranking of manufacturers in 2020. Mazepin’s promotion from Formula 2 to the next level had been formalized on December 1. He will be aligned alongside Mick Schumacher, the son of the seven-time world champion Michaël Schumacher. Shortly after his confirmation, a video appeared on the social network Instagram, in which the 21-year-old pilot filmed himself attempting to touch the breast of a young woman, who did not appear to be consenting. The Russian, 5th in the F2 championship, apologized for his “inappropriate behavior”. “I admit that I failed in my duties to myself and to a lot of people. I promise to learn from that, ”he said again. Mazepin was not already enjoying the best of reputations due to very aggressive behavior on the track. He also knocked out an opponent in European F3 in 2016, which earned him a one-race suspension. A “paying” pilot, the young man is the son of businessman Dmitry Mazepin, owner of the Russian mineral fertilizer manufacturer Uralchem, and he is sponsored by the Russian company Uralkali, which specializes in the production and sale of potash, of which his father is a non-executive director.
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