- Clip showed driver appearing to inappropriately touch a woman
- ‘I am not proud of it. I didn’t behave as I am meant to’
The Russian driver Nikita Mazepin has said he made a huge mistake in inappropriately touching a woman. Mazepin will make his Formula One debut for the Haas team this season and has been the subject of widespread criticism since a video of his actions was posted on social media in December.
Haas had just confirmed that Mazepin would join them to drive alongside Mick Schumacher this year when the video surfaced. The team swiftly condemned the behaviour as abhorrent and both the FIA and the new chief executive of F1, Stefano Domenicali, have since described it as unacceptable, though Mazepin has faced no official sanction.
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