{"id":32583,"date":"2023-05-03T15:29:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T15:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russian-former-f1-driver\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:36:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T15:36:10","slug":"russian-former-f1-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russian-former-f1-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian former F1 driver Mazepin fighting UK sanctions to revive career"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sam Tobin<\/p>\n

LONDON (Reuters) – Russian former Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin is fighting British sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine in a bid to resurrect his racing career.<\/p>\n

Nikita Mazepin was dropped last March by his team Haas, which also severed ties with its title sponsor Uralkali, a Russian fertiliser producer then controlled by his father, Belarus-born oligarch Dmitry Mazepin.<\/p>\n

Both were later sanctioned by the European Union \u2013 which described Dmitry Mazepin as “a member of the closest circle” of Vladimir Putin \u2013 as well as Britain and Canada.<\/p>\n

Nikita Mazepin, 24, is trying to overturn the British sanctions so he can negotiate with Formula One teams to return to the sport in 2024.<\/p>\n

Britain imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on Mazepin, which his lawyers told London’s High Court on Wednesday was preventing him from negotiating with teams.<\/p>\n

His lawyer Rachel Scott said Mazepin wanted his challenge heard as a matter of “urgency” because of the need to develop a relationship with team staff before the 2024 season if he is offered a contract.<\/p>\n

Mazepin is also challenging EU and Canadian sanctions as part of his attempt to return to Formula One.<\/p>\n

Scott said in court filings that Europe’s second-highest court temporarily lifted some EU sanctions in March, allowing him to attend a specialist training facility in Italy.<\/p>\n

In a witness statement, Mazepin said that “even if \u2013 or while \u2013 the Canadian sanctions remain in place, there is at least a prospect of me being able to enter into negotiations to return to Formula One if sanctions are lifted in both the EU and UK”.<\/p>\n

However, lawyers representing Britain’s Foreign Office argued that Mazepin could still negotiate with Formula One teams with the sanctions in place.<\/p>\n

Another hearing is expected to take place in June to decide whether sanctions can be temporarily lifted pending Mazepin’s full challenge, which will be heard in July.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Alison Williams and Richard Chang)<\/p>\n

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