Guenther Steiner has insisted the Haas F1 team is not for sale after reports linked Russian billionaire Dmitry Mazepin with a buyout. The connection between Mazepin and Haas has strengthened in the last few weeks, especially amid reports that the businessman’s son Nikita is set to sign a two-year contract with the team in a step up from Formula 2. But although team principal Steiner does not deny he has regular discussions with Mazepin snr, he has played down speculation that those chats relate to the Haas team changing hands. “I don’t think Mr Mazepin said he wants to buy the team,” said Steiner, during an interview with German TV station Sport1. “I have known him for several...
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