REPORTS: Power Struggle Brewing Between Mazepin’s Father Dmitry & Haas F1 Boss Steiner Amid Chassis Chaos

It has been a horrible start to the season for Haas. They have an uncompetitive car that is struggling to get itself from the back of the grid. Haas also have a rookie driver lineup of Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for the 2021 season.

Mick is the son of 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher and he also won the F2 championship last season. Whereas Nikita Mazepin has chosen a different route to enter the pinnacle of Motorsport.

Nikita’s father, Dmitry Mazepin, is a Russian oligarch and also is the major shareholder of the Uralkali, the title sponsor of Haas. It is rumored that in the next couple of seasons, he will take over the Haas team as its owner.

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Dmitry Mazepin is unhappy with Steiner’s treatment of his son

As reported by F1 Insider (via Formula Passion), Dmitry is upset with the management of his son by the Haas F1 team. He is also not happy with Team Principal, Guenther Steiner, as Haas have given Nikita a different chassis than his teammate Schumacher for the season.

“Mazepin the father would have offered some money for the chassis exchange between the two drivers, getting Steiner’s refusal. 

“And Dmitry Mazepin would have been annoyed, claiming greater influence within the team,” said the German newspaper F1 insider. (Quotes translated by Google Translate)

It is also reported that Dmitry Mazepin is looking to replace Gunther Steiner as team principal. Mazepin did not like when Guenther recently commented, “It is possible that one of our drivers has the fans and the other the money.”

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Can Nikita Mazepin get ahead of his teammate Mick this weekend?

Mazepin has been struggling to match his teammate’s pace this season. The Russian driver trails Schumacher 7-1 in qualifying and 6-1 in the races. He has finished 20 seconds behind his teammate in every race this season.

Nikita needs to start finishing ahead of Schumacher to further silence his critics. He has another opportunity to put in a solid performance this weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix.

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