MOSCOW, Mar 7 Formula 1 team owner Haas Gene Haas said that a lot of criticism was directed at the American “stable” due to cooperation with Russian pilot Nikita Mazepin, as well as Uralkali. On Saturday, the Haas team announced the termination of cooperation with Mazepin, as well as with the title sponsor — Russian company «Uralkali». Prior to this, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) allowed Russian drivers to take part in competitions under a neutral flag. «There was a lot of harsh criticism about the situation in Ukraine. It was becoming simply crushing. We cannot deal with all this, our other sponsors cannot. The Haas company has always been the main sponsor of the team, I don’t know why people said that it became Russian, its logos were always on the car. We are fine. Of course, we would like more money, but we are fine, «he quotes Haas Associated Press. Last season for Mazepin was his debut in Formula 1, the Russian played in the same team with the son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, Mick Schumacher. Mazepin never managed to finish in the points zone — his best result was 14th at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
