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Nikita Mazepin: The Russian army demands the Formula 1 driver to do military service

Nikita Mazepin is probably the most controversial driver on the grid. Before making his Formula 1 debut, the Russian appeared in a video groping a flight attendant, something that came close to costing him his steering wheel at Haas . However, his father contributes about 25 million euros to the team. For this, Nikita Mazepin has also been criticized. Many of his rivals consider him a danger on the track and consider that he is in the Great Circus because of his father and not because of his merits. It is precisely his father that he has turned to after his Russia has claimed him for compulsory military service.

Nikita has 23 races to run this year and they ask him to join the army . ‘You have to go to the training camp’, they told him in the last communication ”, explained Dmitry Mazepin in Tass .

“He has asked me to see what he can do, since he runs every two weeks . It’s not just about him, but about everyone. Sport is relevant, ”his father continued. It should be noted that Nikita Mazepin is 22 years old and that to date he has avoided doing military service as a student. However, the Haas pilot presented his final degree project a few weeks ago, which has caused the Russian army to claim him again.

Mazepin’s father has denounced how little Russia cares about its athletes

Dmitry Mazepin has added in this regard: “ Nobody wants to listen . It is not just Mazepin, but all the young athletes in the country who are in the same situation. The state does not care about its athletes . Only the University of Moscow seems to do something. The state does not care. There is the CSKA, which in a way cares, but that is not how it should be ”.

We don’t have a solution right now. We are trying to make them see reason ”, he concluded. Finn Kimi Raikkonen was already in a similar problem in his day and did an express military service during a winter. Perhaps there is the solution that Dmitry Mazepin is looking for for his son.

Haas and the flag of Russia

Not only Nikita Mazepin has been involved in the controversy in recent months, also Haas , the team that has bet on him. Last December, the World Anti-Doping Agency decided to ban Russian athletes from wearing any symbol of their country for the next two years. This sanction is due to the manipulation of data carried out in the Moscow laboratories, where they had made it impossible to access the doping control results of some Russian athletes suspected of violating anti-doping rules between 2012 and 2015.

Despite the fact that it is forbidden to wear the flag of Russia; Haas presented its new car, the VF-21, with it integrated into its car. “Obviously, we cannot use the Russian flag as a Russian flag, but you can use the colors on a car. In the end, it is the athlete who cannot display the Russian flag and not the team . We are an American team ”, justified Gunther Steiner.

Mazepin’s sex tape

Jean Todt, president of the FIA, also recently justified allowing Nikita Mazepin to race in Formula 1 despite the sex video that he himself posted on Instagram, “ To drive in Formula 1 you need a super license and it is not easy to get one. superlicense because you need 40 points, so each driver who gets 40 points can drive in Formula 1 and Mazepin got the points, so it would be discrimination ”, assured the Frenchman.

Why shouldn’t I drive in Formula 1? The only reason why I could not drive in Formula 1 would be not to have access to the superlicense , which is not the case ”, added Jean Todt. However, the president of the FIA warned: “He has had a warning that if it happens again, it will have serious consequences . After saying that, it’s something that happened in his private life. Unfortunately he didn’t pay enough attention, so I just hope he learns from this lesson . “

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