Nikita Mazepin has joked team-mate Mick Schumacher is his 'closest friend' in F1, when he was asked about who he is closest with in the sport. This answer came as something of a surprise, given how public their fallout has been in their rookie season together – having come together on track multiple times and spoken out against each other publicly as they compete in a race of two at the back of the field. Mazepin also claimed he had a heavier car than Schumacher in the first half of the season, as an explanation of why he lagged behind his team-mate in the opening races, while the Russian also admitted that the rest of his time sharing a garage with the young German will not be a...
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