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The team Haas F1 team the Russian pilot confirmed on Wednesday Nikita Mazepin as a partner of the German Mick Schumacher, the 2021 World Cup, despite the controversy that arose a few weeks ago when a video was published in which he seemed to be groping a woman, an issue that has already been dealt with “internally”.
“The Haas F1 team wants to confirm that Nikita Mazepin y Mick Schumacher form their driver line-up for the Formula 1 World Championship in 2021. As for the team’s earlier statement on the actions of Nikita Mazepin (December 9), the matter has been settled internally and no further comments will be made, ” the US team said in a statement posted on its social networks.
Mazepin starred in a controversial video where he appeared as a co-pilot in one Porsche and how, without stopping to answer his cell phone, he turns around and it affects a woman’s décolleté who sits in the back seat.
The video was removed by Mazepin, but many users downloaded it and the content is easily accessible on the internet, This prompted a response from Haas, who announced the week before that he had signed the 21-year-old to a multi-year contract.
Haas F1 Team tolerates the behavior of Nikita Mazepin in the video recently posted on their social networks. Also the fact that the video was posted on social media is also disgusting Haas F1 team. The matter is being handled internally and no further comment will be made at this time, ”the team said at the time.
Following this rebuke, Mazepin also used his social networks to apologize, both for his “inappropriate behavior” and for being exposed “on social networks”. “I am sorry for the offense I have caused and the embarrassment I have caused the Haas F1 Team. I have to live up to higher standards as an F1 driver and I am aware that I have a lot of people and myself disappointed. I promise. I will learn from this, “he said on his Twitter account.