The Haas driver will not take part in the last Grand Prix of the Formula 1 season on Sunday.
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Russian Nikita Mazepin (Haas), who tested positive for Covid-19, will miss the last Grand Prix of the Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, December 12. Qualifying having passed, his Haas team does not have the possibility of replacing his driver for the race, in accordance with Formula 1 regulations..
“Nikita is doing well physically, being asymptomatic, but he will isolate himself and adhere to the directives of the public health authorities.“Haas said in a statement.
Due to a positive COVID-19 test result, @nikita_mazepin will not compete in today’s #AbuDhabiGP# HaasF1 https://t.co/H5c9jrPMmK
– Haas F1 Team (@ HaasF1Team) December 12, 2021
He was eliminated during Q1 qualifying yesterday at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, setting the last time on the starting grid. He will therefore miss this final race of the season, and will therefore miss the opportunity to register his first points in Formula 1 this season. He remains frozen in last place in the championship standings. He is the second pilot this year to be deprived of competition by the Covid-19, after Kimi Raikkonen, who had missed the Dutch and Italian Grands Prix for the same reason. The pilot ofAlfa romeo had, on the other hand, been replaced in time, by Robert kubica.