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Sacked Russian Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin has ruled out the possibility of racing under a neutral flag in order to boost hopes of an F1 return.
Haas sacked Mazepin back in March and also dropped sponsors Uralkali, a Russian fertiliser company part-owned by Mazepin’s oligarch father Dmitry, 53, an associate of Vladimir Putin.
The FIA announced that Russian drivers would only be able to compete in competition if they distanced themselves from their nation and raced under a neutral flag.
Mazepin has seen his peers, such as junior Ferrari driver Robert Shwartzman and Dakar Rally driver Konstantin Zhiltsov, adopt a different flag to further their racing careers, something he is unwilling to go.
'People cannot be condemned. We are athletes and everyone has their own choices, which must be respected,' he told rsport.ria.ru.
'Zhiltsov is not the only one, [Russian turned Israeli driver] Robert Shwartzman did the same. There is a
