Sky Germany reports that the Haas F1 Team has terminated its contract with Nikita Mazepin and decided to hire reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi in 2022.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the sports world is moving to exclude Russian athletes, but the FIA (International Automobile Federation) has decided to allow F1 races with a neutral FIA flag. Was there.
However, the Haas F1 Team decided to remove the title sponsor Russian company Uralkari logo from the F1 car at the F1 Barcelona test last week, and team representative Guenther Steiner needs to resolve the future of Nikita Mazepin. I admitted that there was.
Guenther Steiner also said that Pietro Fittipaldi would be the first candidate for Mick Schumacher’s teammates in 2022 if Nikita Mazepin leaves the team.
However, Sky Germany reports that the Haas F1 Team has decided to replace Nikita Mazepin with Pietro Fitchpardi.
Analyst Ralf Schumacher said, “Now we have to reach this complete separation.”
“There are two factors, one is external pressure and the other is Haas is a US team.”
“But Gunter Steiner emphasized that the team is financially large enough, and I can imagine other sponsors coming soon. I believe the team will fill this gap.”
The Haas F1 Team posted an image of Pietro Fittipaldi with car number 51 in a social media post announcing the countdown to the F1 Bahrain test.
Alexander Toss, CEO of Home Deluxe, sponsor of the Haas F1 Team, also posted a congratulatory post for the team that signed Mick Schumacher and Pietro Fittipaldi in 2022.
F1 announced on March 3 (Thursday) that it has terminated the contract with the Russian Grand Prix organizer. He said there will be no Grand Prix in Russia this year or in the future.
