Jun.7 Nikita Mazepin says he remains committed to becoming a reserve officer in the Russian military. The F1 rookie's father and Haas title sponsor Dmitry Mazepin last week complained that the Russian military is insisting that his 22-year-old son complete his mandatory service. 'Nikita has 23 races to do this year, and they are telling him that he needs to join the army,' Dmitry Mazepin, head of the Uralchem company, was quoted as saying. 'He said to me, 'Dad, what should I do? I have a race every two weeks'. Nobody wants to listen.' When asked at Baku about the problem, the Haas driver insisted that he is not trying to escape from his duties to the Russian people. 'In Russia, military...
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