Sep.19 The EU's European Council is still trying to thwart the Formula 1 aspirations of axed Haas racer Nikita Mazepin. Haas ousted the Russian driver and the team's title sponsor Uralkali, headed by Mazepin's father Dmitry, at the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict early in 2022. Separately, F1's governing FIA said Russian drivers would need to denounce their country in order to keep their careers alive, while the European Council imposed sanctions against the Mazepins. However, 24-year-old Mazepin fought back at the European Court of Justice – with a judge subsequently ordering the EU to drop the sanctions. But mere days ago, the European Council decided to re-impose the sanctions...
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