Rookie cements himself as F1’s newest villain – Speedcafe

The crashed car of Nikita Mazepin
Russian rookie Nikita Mazepin has copped criticism from all angles following a horror Formula 1 debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Mazepin had already started his F1 journey at Haas firmly on the backfoot, with little subtlety surrounding the financial sway of his father Dmitry who is chairman of the teams major backer Uralkali driving his presence on the grid.
The 22-year-old then did himself no favours in posting an Instagram story last December in which he appeared…

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