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F1 the "ultimate test" for Mazepin to shake pay driver tag - Steiner

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes new driver Nikita Mazepin faces the "ultimate test" in Formula 1 to shake off his tag as a pay driver. Steiner has expressed confidence the Russian has the ability to prove wrong those who claim he is only in F1 due to him being the son of a rich father. Article continues under video “F1 is reality," said the Haas boss, speaking about Mazepin prior to the incident in December in which a video was released of him groping a female friend. "We picked him because he did well in F2 and, when he comes to F1, that is the ultimate test. “At some stage, I think, if he cannot compete at the same level as the other ones [rookies],...
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