Marko Hanželic
The first two racing weekends were for Mazepina anything but successful. At the opening of the season in Bahrain, after only two turns, he spun, v Imoli however, he spun several more times and was a minute behind his teammate at the finish Mick Schumacher.
The self-confidence of the 22-year-old, who has already been nicknamed due to numerous spins on social media, "Mazespin", is not shaken. "I'm sure I'll spend quite a few years in the paddock," said the young man Rus.
"So I'm not panicking yet," he explained to f1.com. In doing so, he can also count on the support of his team, as he is Haas stressed from the beginning that 2021 is a transitional season for both the team and its racer, so for now they spare mistakes.
"We're both in the same situation," says the Russian about his own teammate and adds: “So far, Formula 1 has been a surprisingly intense experience for me. Of course, I was aware that it would be like that, but both qualifications that I took so far were quite hectic. ”
“There is less time and a lot more is happening. You have to learn fast, ” admits mazepin, who points out that he now primarily wants to learn things as soon as possible. “The learning curve is currently pointing upwards. But I still have a lot of work to do, ” he says Haas driver.
formula 1 je "Something completely different" like any other series he has driven in before. "It's challenging," adds the Russian and now on the basis own experience says: "If you push too hard and land in the safety fence, you can lose a lot more than you can gain if you find a few extra tenths."
So his goal is "Gradual progress". "That's what I'm focused on," emphasizes the born Muscovite. Race v Imoli was at least progress in the sense that it was mazepin saw the checkered flag and amassed important racing miles. It will now be necessary to reduce the number of errors and become faster.
