BARCELONA, Spain — The future of Russian driver Nikita Mazepin at the Haas Formula One team is in doubt after the team confirmed it would make a decision on its Uralkali sponsorship deal, which funds Mazepin’s position at the team, next week.
Haas took part in preseason testing with a plain white car on Friday after dropping Russian company Uralkali’s branding and logo from its car following Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.
Russian troops continued their advance into Ukraine on Friday, which has caused widespread condemnation and sanctions from world leaders.
Uralkali founder Dmitry Mazepin, the father of Nikita, was one of the business leaders who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday to discuss the sanctions placed on the country.
When asked on Nikita Mazepin’s status during a Friday media call, Haas team boss Guenther Steiner said: “It needs to be resolved.
“Not everything depends from us here what is happening. There’s governments…
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