Nikita Mazepin: Fired Russian F1 driver announces fund to help other excluded athletes
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Mercedes has revealed an eyebrow-raising car design just a week out from the start of the Formula 1 season.
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly had the fastest time in Formula One pre-season testing on Thursday, where much focus was on the new-look Mercedes car and American team Haas missing the morning start after some of its equipment didn't arrive on time.
MANAMA : The Haas Formula One outfit have been denied permission to test on Sunday and will instead have to run longer hours over the three days of the final pre-season test in Bahrain to make up for lost time, team boss Guenther Steiner said on Thursday.
Sacked Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin has been included on a list of people who face sanctions from the European Union over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Kevin Magnussen has signed a multi-year contract with Haas to replace sacked driver Nikita Mazepin and admitted his surprise at being offered a pathway back into Formula One.
The Haas team was able to send out a car for the second session of Bahrain testing Day 1, after missing the first. Haas had freight problems which meant that they were awaiting a delivery to be able to get their car out on the track on Friday, and they did not receive the goods in time for the first run, meaning just nine drivers were out in force in the morning.
MANAMA : Four-times Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel wore a special helmet to express solidarity with Ukraine following the country's invasion by Russia as he took to the track at the start of the final pre-season test in Bahrain on Thursday.