Bojan Vrbnjak
Divorce Haas and a former named sponsor uralkali could have legal consequences. This is evident from the letter Haas to the address of the former sponsor in which Americans refuse to return already payments made and in return from Uralkali they demand even more money. If both sides do not reach agreement, this case could land on court.
Colleagues from Motorsport-Total.com are so from Haas as from Uralkali wanted to get a position on the matter, but the team has not responded so far. Pri Uralkali in Mazepin however, they declined to react and referred to the statement from brand this year. It reads: “Most of the sponsorship money for the 2022 season has already been transferred. And because Haas terminated the sponsorship deal before the first race of the season, they failed to meet their obligations to Uralkali in the 2022 season and therefore Uralkali is demanding an immediate refund of the amount received by the Haas team."It simply came to our notice then 12 million, but Haas wants to keep that money.
In the letter Uralkali is the team Haas explanations as to why he has the right to waive refund. According to them, it was a contract properly interrupted, after uralkali violated the clause. In accordance with this Uralkali it was not allowed to harm the reputation of Haas or even ridiculed from the team. And they triggered that clause close ties among the chief of Uralkali Dimitrij Mazepin in Russian government and the sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia over the war in Ukraine. However, the contract with Uralkali was terminated March 5, but at that time the European Union had not yet confirmed its sanctions. These are against father and son Mazepin followed only March 9.
Haas he still insists on his position and says he can withhold these payments. "Lawyers and case law agree. “If one party terminates the contract due to a breach of contract by the other party, then there is no obligation to return the payments already received. The fact that Uralkali is demanding a refund of EUR 12 million is therefore unfounded and will be rejected,”They wrote at Haas. In return, the American team from Uralkali requires further payment eight million euros as compensation for the profits that the team would make with Uralkali as partners could create in the 2022 season.
Poleg tega Haas also refuses to betray Formula 1 race car, which he managed last season Nikita mazepinuntil the team receives that eight million. “Until this is paid, Haas has no obligation to deliver the 2021 race car.“According to a source close to the team, they will Americans also retained the whole this year's salary, which was intended Nikiti Mazepin. According to well-informed sources, it has uralkali to that letter Haas responded with horror. However, they have not responded publicly so far.
