Mazepin and Schumacher were plucked out of Formula 2 to replace Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen at the underperforming Haas outfit, which had severely compromised the 2021 season to focus on the new 2022 car.
While Schumacher and Mazepin generally brought up the rear of the field in a car that was barely developed from its 2020 origins, and didn’t contest for points, they still fought each other hard to try and win the intra-team battle, which led to several on-track incidents.
Speaking exclusively to Autosport, Mazepin admits he and Schumacher went through “difficult times” but says the working relationship has now normalised as the pair “do what is necessary for the team”.
When asked whether the tension with his teammate was blown out of proportion by fans and media, Mazepin replied: “I’m not sure it was blown out of proportion. I think there were some difficult times when he was learning [about] me, I was learning [about] him.
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