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Fired Russian F1 driver added to EU sanctions list
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Former Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin has been added to a list of individuals facing sanctions by the EU due to their connections to the Russian government.
"He is a natural person associated with a leading businessperson (his father) involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation [sp] of Ukraine," the Official Journal of the EU says regarding Nikita Mazepin.
American-owned Haas said last week that the situation had become untenable, even though a ruling by the FIA Motorsports governing body would've allowed Mazepin to drive this year under the organization's flag instead of Russia's.
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