Italian colleagues from Motorsport.com claim to be a Russian billionaire Dimitrij Mazepin wants to take control of the American team Haas and in it to plant his son in one of the race cars Nikita Mazepina, which at that time appears in Formulas 2. This is a retry of the Russian oligarch, who had previously dropped out when buying the team Force India, and is also said to be involved in the possible purchase of the team Williams.
Italian colleagues claim to be in the last race GP of Russia v Sochi meetings were held with different teams where mazepin showed the most interest in the team Haas. According to well-informed circles, the Russian oligarch is supposed to put it on the table offer, which would be hard to give up. The second factor, however, is related to Sergio Perez, which is working to find a seat in Formula 1 next year. Reports say it is Haas za Mexican favorite, but Italian colleagues argue they could Perez by purchasing a team from the side Mazepina left empty-handed. “Some negotiations that seemed to have been concluded so far have been frozen. If Haas considers Mazepin's offer, negotiations with Perez will be jeopardized and the Mexican will be forced to find a new center. Maybe he could find himself on a team that's already officially occupied," so Motorsport.com.
Although it is mentioned Red Bull, but could be one of the possible teams Williams, although they announced there that they would George Russell in Nicholas latifi remained on the team. But this was talked about even before the team was sold to the company Dorlinton Capitalwho could have put things on the team differently. “Due to the change in ownership of the British team, the contracts with the racers are less solid than you might think,”Conclude the Italians.
Haas, which also signed a new agreement Concord and it is Formulas 1 committed to the year 2025, denied these reports by Italian colleagues immediately. “The team is not for sale,”Told the American team to colleagues from Formula1News.co.uk.