The Haas Formula 1 team has confirmed it will remove the colours of the Russian flag and the Uralkali branding from its car on the final day of running at the Circuit de Catalunya tomorrow.
The move by the team, whose title sponsor is the Russian petrochemicals giant Uralkali, follows Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over the last 24 hours.
The team’s Russian driver Nikita Mazepin will drive on the morning of the test as planned. Team mate Mick Schumacher will drive in the afternoon.
“Haas F1 Team will present its VF-22 in a plain white livery, minus Uralkali branding, for the third and final day of track running at Circuit de Barcelona–Catalunya on Friday 25th February,” said the team in a statement. “Nikita Mazepin will drive as planned in the morning session with Mick Schumacher taking over in the afternoon.
“No further comment will be made at this time regarding team partner agreements,” it added.
Haas pulled Mazepin and team principal Guenther Steiner out of media…