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Russian billionaire's son taken on by Force India

Force India Formula 1 team have taken on 16-year-old Russian Nikita Mazepin, whose billionaire father Dmitry is owner of mineral fertiliser producer Uralchem, as a development driver. 'My goal is to race in Formula 1 in the future and today’s news takes me closer to achieving that objective,' the teenager said in a statement from the British-based team on Monday. Apart from Force India duties, Mazepin will race for Hitech GP in the European Formula Three championship this year with sponsorship from Uralchem and Uralkali, the world's largest potash producer. Force India's co-owner Vijay Mallya said Mazepin would become ‘fully embedded' in his team in a long-term association that...
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