First call would go to Fittipaldi if Mazepin cannot race in F1

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, Haas announced it would be removing the branding of title sponsor Uralkali from its car ahead of the final day of testing in Barcelona.

The team’s livery typically resembles the colours of the Russian flag, but was replaced with an all-white design on Friday.

Uralkali is co-owned by Mazepin’s father, Dmitry, and has backed his racing career through to F1 and the Russian company has served as Haas’s title sponsor…