F1 race director Michael Masi has drawn the line in the sand and said that Nikita Mazepin's driving behaviour will not be tolerated if it continues. His comments came in the aftermath of the Russian GP where he blocked Yuki Tsunoda at the last minute. "Going through Turn 12, it was just the move that he came across so late with Yuki, who was overtaking with DRS - it's one of the things that we've said a few times and that we've issued black-and-whites for before, that it's unsportsmanlike conduct and not something that we would tolerate," the F1 race director told The Race.
Mazepin has irritated almost every driver on the grid with his antics, none more so than his teammate Mick Schumacher who retired in the Russian GP. Williams driver Nicholas Latifi revealed that Mazepin's style itself was also problematic which contributed to such errors.
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"He was always moving very late, nothing that was worth me coming on the radio. But that's kind of Nikita's style, the way he drives. It didn't seem like anything over the limit for me, but he does always leave it until the last minute which is not the best, but that's how he is," revealed the Williams driver.
"I don't think there's anything of that - we judge incidents based on what occurred. If someone's particular driving style... we've probably got 20 different driving styles subtly out there. So, yeah," Masi added.
Masi though added it wasn't a major concern but he has warned Mazepin but the Russian for his part hasn't commented on this and says that he will take a look at his error.
