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Mazepin expects difficult race: 'Turkey will be an interesting experience'

Mazepin expects difficult race: 'Turkey will be an interesting experience'

06-10-2021 20:04 Last update: 07-10-2021 00:28
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The Turkish Grand Prix promises to be a thrilling race with a battle between Mercedes and Red Bull Racing. The battle for other positions will also be intense in the coming races. For Nikita Mazepin it seems to be all about getting the car to the finish.

Team Haas was already counting on a disappointing year prior to this season. While the team's main focus was on 2022, Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin came in with no experience in Formula One. It was hard work for the drivers to reach the level of Formula 1 and compete for points.

Challenge for Mazepin

Neither man has managed to score any points this season, however, leaving Schumacher and Mazepin along with Robert Kubica at the bottom of the world standings. Despite this, the Russian is looking forward to the race in Turkey.

"Turkey will be an interesting experience because I haven’t raced there yet," he says on the official website of Haas. "I probably won’t get the simulator time and it will be a steep learning curve experience but nevertheless, it’s nice to visit there. This is the track that I came to for my first ever Grand Prix as a child – my dad took me there – in Ferrari hospitality, when I was seven or eight years old. Memories will come to me and I’m looking forward to it."