Only one of Nikita Mazepin and Yuki Tsunoda can remain in Formula 2 title contention after Saturday’s feature race, each requiring victory to do so, but neither are ruling themselves out. FIA president Jean Todt has said there would be “serious consequences” if Nikita Mazepin was involved in another controversy. AlphaTauri prospect Yuki Tsunoda secured victory in a thrilling Bahrain Formula 2 feature race, as Callum Ilott and Mick Schumacher were classified fifth and sixth respectively to take the title fight to Sunday's finale. The Brit is currently a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and is set to compete in the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Iron Lynx. Ilott pitted on lap 17, gifting Schumacher the place and allowing him to continue his charge up the order. The Prema driver beat out his Championship rival, Nikita Mazepin, who moved up to third in the standings and kept himself in the title fight heading into the season finale. Mazepin's team boss, Oliver Oakes, said: "Although Nikita's reaction was over the top I think they considered that in the heat of the moment some things were said that they didn't mean. "We need to learn from this and see that these mistakes are not done.". The incident led to Mazepin receiving a single race ban, and has been discussed more recently due to Haas signing Mazepin over Ilott, who led the F2 championship for a significant length of time … On pure racing ability, he deserves it more than the Russian. When Mazepin got the race seat at Haas, many fans felt that Ilott was the unlucky one to miss out. Mazepin went in for his change on Lap 22 and returned the race lead to Ilott, who had made the most of the traffic between him and Lundgaard to build up a mega 8s advantage. Callum Ilott: 201: 3, Yuki Tsunoda: 200: 4, Robert Shwartzman: 177: 5, Nikita Mazepin: 164: 6, Guanyu Zhou: 151.5: 7, Christian Lundgard: 149: 8, Louis Deletraz: 134: 9, Felipe Drugovich: 121: 10, Luca Ghiotto: 106: Racing Highlights . The first reaction might be emotional but then they were separated and he was attacked again. The German’s first flying lap on his second stint wasn’t much better either, as he could only manage P10, eight tenths short of Ilott. Moreover, Nikita started 14th, but already at the beginning of the … Ironically, it’s Ilott who has seemingly lost out for 2021 due to Mazepin’s money. Mazepin was hit with two five-second penalties, costing him a podium and taking him to 11 points on his licence - just one away from an automatic ban. Aggrieved by an incident on track, then 16 year old Mazepin approached the British driver and punched him in the face. Before the groping video, Mazepin had already caused a storm this month when a direct message exchange with a female fan came to light, in which he asked for nude photographs in return for paddock tickets. Shvartsman immediately lost four positions and after the first turns rode 12th behind Nikita Mazepin. Even setting side the off-track infractions, Haas have their work cut out with Mazepin. "I don't know what they said in the heat of the moment, but obviously it [Mazepin's reaction] is unacceptable and he needs to learn from it.". Walking up to the British driver, Mazepin punched Ilott in the face. Back in 2016, while racing in F3 at the Hungaroring, Mazepin approached rival Callum Ilott after a minor on-track incident that Nikita felt particularly aggrieved about. "But these things happen, as I know, these things happen when your brain goes away. In 2016, while a development driver for Force India, Mazepin was banned from the opening race of an F3 European Championship weekend at the Hungaroring due to a violent altercation. He once punched current F2 rival Callum Ilott in the face, leaving the Brit with a black eye and swollen jaw. He also once responded to a racist comment about Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda, who is set to drive in F1 for Alpha Tauri next year, with a series of crying-laughing emojis. Mazepin was furious when British driver Callum Ilott got in his way during a free practice lap, after he had just taken new tyres. Mazepin was involved in an altercation with Callum Ilott after the latter had blocked the Russian in qualifying. Haas would be presenting an absolute rookie lineup in 2021, as it has hired two fresh graduates from F2- Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin in place of Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean. The FIA judged him to be "wholly at fault" for a crash at the Sochi Formula Two race last year, for which he copped a 15-place grid penalty and four penalty points on his licence. The one controversy that has been well-documented is his physical assault of Formula 2 Vice-champion, Callum Ilott. Schumacher was promoted to sixth and Ilott to fifth when Mazepin was given a double post-race time penalty. The team with which he will debut next season, American outfit Haas, was furious, branding the video "abhorrent". Young drivers can be known to have short tempers but this story from the Formula 3 European Championship in Hungary is absolutely ridiculous. Frits van Amersfoort, boss of the Van Amersfoort Racing team that runs Ilott, was angered by the leniency of the penalty. MOTOGP Autodromo Internacional do Algarve 2021, MOTOGP Circuit de Jerez - Angel Nieto 2021, MOTOGP Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 2021, MOTOGP Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2021, New F1 driver Nikita Mazepin slammed by his Haas team for 'abhorrent' act in video, Lewis Hamilton back for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after recovering from COVID-19. After exiting his car in parc ferme, Mazepin kicked the No.2 marker board in the direction of Tsunoda as he celebrated. He was given a race ban for the incident. "This is a ridiculous decision by the stewards," Ilott's team boss, Frits van Amersfoort, said at the time. Nikita Mazepin was just forced to apologise for a lurid video in which he groped an Instagram influencer while in a car. When the Russian returned, he slotted into P8 behind Schumacher, but was revelling in his decision to pit later than the German and used the fresher rubber to fire ahead of both Schumacher, and Yuki Tsunoda, for fifth. “Callum was attacked twice in the face – twice! The internet never forgets and Mazepin has been busted a couple of times essentially endorsing racist remarks. Twice. The decision from the race stewards was to give the Russian driver a ban for the first race of the weekend. 2016 was also the first time Mazepin got to test a Formula 1 car, driving for Force India during pre-season testing. In 2016, Mazepin punched his then-European F3 competitor over a qualifying session. “He has a black eye, he has a swollen jaw, he’s been hurt, not just attacked.”. Mazepin and fellow driver Nobuharu Matsushita had to be hospitalised after the Russian ran off the track at turn two of the opening lap. Ilott was left bruised and shocked by the attack, while Mazepin was given a race ban for the incident. Who knows how many other bridges Haas may need to cross with Mazepin. Job done. He ran Tsunoda off the track and into the pit lane exit, and hindered Felipe Drugovich on pit straight; Drugovich was promoted into his third place finish, while Mazepin dropped to ninth. "The good thing is he bought the superlicence home today, which is an achievement done," Steiner said post-race at the Sakhir GP. After being blocked during a session by Callum Ilott, Mazepin got into an altercation with the other driver, during which he hit him in the face, resulting in a ban from the first race of the Hungaroring meeting. “This is a ridiculous decision by the stewards,” Frits van Amersfoort, boss of the Van Amersfoort Racing told Autosport. The British driver finished runner-up to Mick Schumacher, pushing the F2 Championship down to the wire. After getting blocked during a session by Callum Ilott, Force India’s F1 development driver Nikita Mazepin punched the 17-year-old after a war of words, giving him a black eye and a swollen jaw. The man of the moment, fill-in Mercedes driver George Russell, copped this strangely menacing comment from Mazepin during a social media live chat. When the German rejoined the track, he was in the sixth position. Both need victory and points for fastest lap in the feature race, and with championship leader Mick Schumacher scoring nothing and Callum Ilott finishing off the podium, to extend their chances to the season-ending … Mazepin was furious when British driver Callum Ilott got in his way during a free practice lap, after he had just taken new tyres. Mazepin finished fifth in the F2 championship standings, high enough to qualify for his Formula 1 superlicence; which loomed as a potential barrier to entering racing's elite class next year. I’m utterly disappointed by the stewards and the FIA.”. Despite starting the fight, Mazepin was banned for only one race, the light punishment enraging others in the driving world. Frits van Amersfoort, Ilott's team boss, was left furious by the lenient sanction, saying: "This is a ridiculous decision by the stewards. The … The 22-year-old faced a barrage of questions about the matter as his Haas team launched its new car and announced Mazepin's father's billion-dollar company, Uralkali had become the new title sponsor. … Mazepin is just as notorious for what he’s done off the track. Louis Delétraz clinched his fifth podium of the year in style, making up 13 places with a stunning charge through the field from 16th. Related article. Mazepin, a 21-year-old pay driver who is the son of a Russian chemicals billionaire, has already compiled a lengthy shame file before driving an F1 race. In 2016, Mazepin punched his then-European F3 competitor over a qualifying session. A fan had suggested that Tsunoda belonged in Kabuki theatre rather than racing. However, he’ll be able to compete in the following two, something Ilott’s team boss isn’t particularly happy about. But in the end, you take some risks and you just say, we do it, and then if you don't get there, we cross that bridge when we get there.". The F1 community already despised the Russian for the privileged background that helped him get a race seat. In 2016, after a crash during a practice lap ahead of a Formula 3 race, he punched fellow driver Callum Ilott in the face. The stewards decision to give Mazepin a race ban took over nine hours (and you thought F1 took a long time) something else the Van Amersfoort Racing boss was annoyed about. But they should have known what they were getting themselves into. This is more than evident in Formula 2 this year, where Nikita Mazepin has turned himself into a de-facto title contender After 29 laps of the British Grand Prix-supporting F2 feature race, Nikita Mazpin parked his car at the turn in the Silverstone pit entry, jumped out, and performed the ‘knockout’ punch the air celebration. That female fan responded furiously to Mazepin's groping incident, suggesting that he should not be allowed in F1. Whether or not the decision is too soft or not, one thing’s for sure is he won’t have done his F1 chances much good with his behaviour. The driver under the most scrutiny right now is Mick Schumacher ‘s future teammate, Nikita Mazepin. After a verbal exchange, he reportedly punched Ilott in the face, leaving him with a cut cheek and neck, plus a swollen jaw. Part of Ferrari’s Driver Academy, Ilott’s chance at … Mazepin had a brush with Tsunoda in August, at the Formula Two race at Spa. First F2 win in the bag. Callum Ilott (born 11 November 1998) is a British racing driver, who is currently the official test and reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari for the 2021 Formula One World Championship season. Tsunoda wasn’t the only title rival enduring a difficult afternoon, with the Championship leader, Schumacher, down in 12th, while Nikita Mazepin failed to set a time in the opening stint. Ilott was runner-up in the 2020 Formula 2 Championship Watch the brand new season of Younger now on Stan. He claimed F2 wins at Silverstone and Mugello this year. Less impressive was an altercation with Callum Ilott at the Hungaroring in 2016. "Callum was attacked twice in the face. Lundgard had a good start from pole, retaining the lead, Dan Tiktum was the second, but Callum Ilott could not maintain the third position, Luca Guiotto and several other riders ahead of him, so the Briton rolled out of the top five. In 2017, he improved to 10th in the standings with three podium finishes. The one-race suspension that Mazepin received was controversial. This has been termed as a financially driven decision, but this had harmed Haas’ … "He has a black eye, he has a swollen jaw, he's been hurt [emotionally], not just attacked.". The Russian crossed the line first but copped a five-second penalty for forcing Tsunoda wide on the penultimate lap, elevating the Japanese driver to first. He was once messaged by a racing fan who complained of copping racial abuse from Mazepin's followers, to which he replied: "This is a real world.". This can only be called distasteful, with the global death toll of the coronavirus pandemic having surpassed 1.5 million people, above and beyond causing havoc with the F1 season. After a verbal exchange, he reportedly punched Ilott in the face, leaving him with a cut cheek and neck, plus a swollen jaw. The decision from the race stewards was to give the Russian driver a ban for the first race of the weekend. Russian Formula One rookie Nikita Mazepin said on Thursday he had made a 'huge mistake' in an incident last year in which he was filmed groping a female passenger in the back of a car. Mazepin was given a single-race ban for the incident. Nikita Mazepin is currently racing in F2 and has been an F1 test driver previously; He is the first name announced by Haas in their all-new driver line-up for 2021 ; Both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen are being let go by the Americans; Mazepin’s billionaire father Dmitry is set to become a major investor in Haas F1 Russian beats Brit Callum Ilott to seat, four years after they were involved in fight; Haas have … Had the race under control leading all the time until 5 laps to go catching a lapped car who didn’t get out of the way. Mazepin is sponsored by Russian chemical company Uralkali, who make fertiliser, where his dad is a shareholder. “If they fight without damaging the team, I have no problem”- Guenther Steiner has sent across a strict warning to his new drivers. But is not only his financial clout he is known for. Back in 2016 when he was racing in Formula 3, Mazepin received a one race ban after punching British driver Callum Ilott and leaving him with a black eye and a swollen jaw. “When you make a tackle on the football field and the other player kicks you, he gets a red card immediately. Callum was attacked twice in the face - twice! There was the clash with Tsunoda at Spa and more dangerous driving emerged at last weekend's Sakhir GP from the Hitech Grand Prix driver. And to make matters worse, he got caught up in a huge controversy in December. The one-race suspension that Mazepin received was controversial. After overtaking his team mate Shwartzman, Schumacher passed Armstrong on Lap 23. "Nikita is a young man who had a lot of adrenalin at that point and he did something that he deeply regrets. After getting blocked during a session by Callum Ilott, Force India’s F1 development driver Nikita Mazepin punched the 17-year-old after a war of words, giving him a black eye and a swollen jaw. Had the race under control leading all the time until 5 laps to go catching a lapped car who didn’t get out of the way. The first reaction might be emotional, but then they were separated and he was attacked again. The one controversy that has been well-documented is his physical assault of Formula 2 Vice-champion, Callum Ilott. Meanwhile the drivers who had started on hards were involved in a game of chicken as to how early … "When we signed him we knew that there was a little chance that he couldn't make it [to the licence]. A move to GP3 … In the meantime, Drugovich passed Ilott, using the better grip of his slightly fresher tyres. Nikita Mazepin was also on a charge, passing his countryman Shwartzamn, moving into P6. Then whatever happened, happened. "I think it's part of learning and for sure we have got our work cut out, I guess, I think I'm right there," Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said after the race. Then whatever happened, happened. The incident led to Mazepin receiving a single race ban, and has been discussed more recently due to Haas signing Mazepin over Ilott, who led the F2 championship for a significant length of time … Entering his second year in FIA F2, Callum enjoyed a successful 2020 season by finishing as Vice Champion, taking three race wins, five pole positions and six podiums along the way. Mazepin struck Ilott in the face and was banned for one race as a result. Tsunoda jumped both Mazepin and Shwartzman in the pit stops but was unable to hold them off while his tyres warmed, dropping to a net third as they collectively fought up the order. 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