Nikita Mazepin was “upset” that he had another race cut short at the Dutch Grand Prix – but was glad he was not to blame. The Moscow-born driver’s difficult first year in Formula 1 with the Haas team has endured another weekend to forget, having started in familiar style – a spin in FP2 left his car beached in the gravel, then he had another clash with team-mate Mick Schumacher during qualifying. The unwanted hat-trick was completed on Sunday when Mazepin was forced to retire from the race at Zandvoort on lap 43 with a hydraulic issue. In terms of things that come in threes, it’s now a trio of consecutive races where the 22-year-old has failed to complete the full distance –...
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