What is the net worth of Nikita Mazepin?
Nikita Mazepin is a Russian racing driver who has a net worth of $100 million. Nikita Mazepin participated in the FIA Championships for such teams as Hitech Grand Prix, ART Grand Prix and Haas F1 Team. In 2021, he raced for the last team in the Formula One World Championship. Early the following year, his contract was terminated due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and he was sanctioned by the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Early life and karting
Nikita Mazepin was born on March 2, 1999 in Moscow, Russia to Belarusian oligarch Dmitry Mazpin. He has four siblings, among whom are two sisters, Maria and Anastasia. Mazepin showed his racing skills early in his life, winning the Russian Karting Championships as a child. At the age of twelve, he started his international karting career at Trofeo Andrea Margotti. Quickly rising up the ranks, Mazepin led the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in only his second competitive year of racing. In 2013, he placed fourth in the KFJ class in the WSK Super Master Series, and the following year he placed second in the World Karting Championships.
Career starts in racing
In late 2014, Mazepin made his motorsport debut at the MRF Challenge Formula 2000. While driving in the first round of the series, he achieved his first podium finish. After that, Mazepin moved to Toyota Racing Series, where he ranked 18y in order. He then raced in the Northern European Cup for Formula Renault for Josef Kaufmann Racing. At the Red Bull Ring, Mazepin took one podium and finished 12thy place.
Formula 3 and GP3
Mazepin climbed into Formula 3 in 2016, competing for the Hitech Grand Prix in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. It was a disappointing performance, finishing 20 matchesy In the arrangement furthermore, he got into a violent altercation with driver Calum Ellot, who hit him in the face to stop him during one of the sessions. As a result, Mazepin was banned from the first race of the upcoming Hungaroring meeting. He did better on the track in 2017, scoring 108 points and taking three podiums.
In 2018, Mazepin switched to the GP3 series to compete for the ART Grand Prix. He went on to win four races and finished second in the championship, ending up just 16 points behind champion Antoine Hubert. Mazepin fared better in the team championship, winning the title.
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formula 2
Mazepin advanced to Formula 2 in 2019. He had an eventful first season, precipitating an accident with Nobuharu Matsushita in the sprint race at the Sochi Autodrom. In the end, Mazepin finished his season at 18y place, while teammate Nick de Vries won the championship. For the 2020 season, Mazepin signed the new Hitech Grand Prix driving award with Italian rider Luca Ghiotto. At Hungaroring, he took the first podium of the year with a second place finish. Later, in Britain, Mazepin took his first victory in F2; He also won the features race at Mugello.
Formula One
In 2021 Mazepin agreed a multi-year deal with the Haas F1 team for the US Formula 1 racing team. Teaming up with Mick Schumacher, he raced under the Russian Automobile Federation flag in the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship. Overall, Mazepin had a tough debut season. In his first race, he crashed on the first lap. Later, he came last in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, and took a penalty at the Portuguese Grand Prix for ignoring blue flags and blocking another driver. Mazepin improved slightly in Monaco by beating his teammate Schumacher. He performed better in Azerbaijan, and achieved his best result this year. Mazbein ended up missing the season finale in Yas Marina after testing positive for COVID-19 on race day. He finished his season at 21St in order.
Although Mazepin was due to race the Haas F1 in the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship, his contract with the team was terminated in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Besides his father, he was punished by both the European Union and the United Kingdom for his country’s aggression.
The controversy over sexual misconduct
In December of 2020, Mazbein posted a story on his Instagram page showing him groping a woman’s breast. He eventually issued an apology, but deleted it nine days later. Mazepin attempted to apologize again in early 2021, saying he knew his actions were inappropriate. The controversy over the incident resulted in the trending Twitter hashtag #WeSayNoToMazepin, which called for him to be expelled from the Haas F1 team.
115 million dollars Italian villa
In April 2022, the financial police confiscated a $115 million Italian villa after it was determined that the property was legally owned by Dmitriy and his son Nikita. You can see the amazing feature in the drone video below:
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