Russia wants Mazepin to do his mandatory year of army service
Jun.4 - Amid his already controversial first season in Formula 1, Nikita Mazepin is now coming under pressure from the Russian military.
The 22-year-old's billionaire father Dmitry, who owns the Moscow-based chemical company and Haas title sponsor Uralchem, said at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum that the Russian military wants Nikita to complete his mandatory military service.
In Russia, a one-year draft is mandatory for all men over the age of 18.
"Nikita has 23 races to do this year, and they are telling him that he needs to join the army - 'You need to go to the training camp'," Mazepin snr revealed.
"He said to me, "Dad, what should I do? I have a race every two weeks'. Nobody wants to listen. But it's not just about Nikita Mazepin, but everyone else who is in the same situation," he added.
"The state doesn't give a damn about these athletes."
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No boobs to grab there. It will be good for him.
Read Mr. Mazspin's comments and it is evident where the kid gets his entitled attitude. Racing cars should warrant an exemption from mandatory national service? Sheesh.
To the Gulag I say. Good riddance, Mad-az-a-pinhead! On one condition though, he should never be allowed to come back to F1 after that. Being such a bonehead already, imagine what a complete bell-end he would become...
If it's the law to do national service why should he be exempt just because daddy has shed loads of money get & do it I say a bit of hard work & discipline never hurt anyone