Function: Former Russian racing driver for Haas F1 Team in the 2022 Formula One World Championship under a neutral flag representing the Russian Automobile Federation
He is an immediate family member benefitting from and associated with his father, Dmitry Mazepin, a leading businessperson 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 of Ukraine.
Nikita Mazepin is the son of Dmitry Mazepin, owner and former General Director of JSC UCC Uralchem. He was a driver at Haas F1 Team until Mar 2022, sponsored by Dmitry Mazepin through Uralchem’s subsidiary, Uralkali. His foundation “We compete as one” is set to be financed with funds from Uralkali. He is also associated with his father through joint business interests in the company Hitech GP, which was partly owned by Dmitry Mazepin through Uralkali and whose objective is to benefit Nikita Mazepin’s career as a motorsport driver, and which is now owned by a common business associate of the two men.