Nikita Mazepin intends to fight against the sanctions placed upon him by the European Union amid Russia’s war on Ukraine. Nikita is the son of Dmitry Mazepin, a Russian oligarch who part owns the Uralkali firm and has close links to the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dmitry funded his son’s seat when Uralkali became the title sponsor of the Haas team last season, but it quickly became apparent that the financial gain for Haas outgrew Mazepin’s ineptitude as a litany of mistakes from the Russian cost his team money and resources. Following Putin’s decision to order his troops to invade Ukraine in late February, Haas took the decision to remove all Uralkali branding...
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