Uralkali

Haas' participation at the Italian Grand Prix could be under threat due to an outstanding payment to former title sponsor Uralkali.

Haas will not allow the Uralkali fallout to force the team into finding a “quick fix” replacement for a F1 title sponsor, insists team principal Gunther Steiner.

Nikita Mazepin has accused Haas of “not playing the cleanest game” with his sacking from F1 and criticised them for keeping “sponsorship money without fulfilling the contract”.

Haas has unveiled the updated livery it will run during the 2022 Formula 1 season following the departure of former title sponsor Uralkali. 

Former Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin has claimed he wasn’t made aware that he had lost his drive with Haas before the team announced it publicly.

Uralkali has demanded an “immediate reimbursement” from the Haas Formula 1 team after the American outfit terminated the sponsorship deal.

Nikita Mazepin says his willingness to continue in Formula 1 was “completely ignored” by Haas and claims the American outfit followed “no process” in terminating his contract. 

The Haas Formula 1 team has announced it has split with Nikita Mazepin and Russian title sponsor Uralkali with immediate effect. 

Guenther Steiner says the future of Haas’ partnership with sponsor Uralkali is set to be resolved next week after it removed its logos and reverted to a plain white livery on the final day of the Formula 1 test in Barcelona.

Formula 1 is “closely watching” the rapidly escalating situation in Ukraine amid questions over whether this year’s Russian Grand Prix will go ahead. 

The administrator which oversaw the sale of the Force India Formula 1 team, FRP Advisory, has hit back at a claim from snubbed buyer Uralkali that it acted improperly in its actions to safeguard the team's future ahead of a High Court legal case.

Uralkali has claimed it is suing the administrator which oversaw the sale of the Force India Formula 1 team for “substantial damages over a flawed sales process.”

Uralkali, the company linked to the father of GP3 racer Nikita Mazepin, has questioned if administrators acted in either Force India or Formula 1's best interests when agreeing a deal for the struggling team to be bought by a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll.