Russian driver Nikita Mazepin loses High Court case in blow to hopes of returning to F1
Mazepin and his billionaire father Dmitry, who wa༒s deemed to be a close associate of Russian president Vladimir Putin, were made subject to sanctions in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The 24-year-old was subsequently sacked by the Haas F1 team on the eve of the 2022 season and replaced by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Kevin Magnussen.
Lawyers representing Mazepin asked Mr Justice Linden to suspend sanctions so he could travel to the UK a𓂃nd begin negotiations with British-based F1 teams over a possible return to the series.
But the judge dismissed their application.
Mazepin has has taken legal action against Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and a judge wil🍸l oversee a trial on July൲ 19.
Mazepin acknowledged his chances of sealing a return to F1 look “quite dif🧔ficult”.
“I really hope I will have the ꩵopportunity to return to Formula 1, but today it looks quite difficult,” he told the Tas🌼s news agency.
“If sanctions are lifted and ✤things🌞 are not as they are now, then I am ready.
“I have a lot of legal colleagues who are working to give me the opportunity to ret🐷u🅷rn to the sport, but at the moment there is no great success.”
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