{"id":4354,"date":"2021-03-05T01:01:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T01:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=4354"},"modified":"2021-03-05T01:06:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T01:06:28","slug":"haas-nikita-mazepin-livery-investigation-wada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/haas-nikita-mazepin-livery-investigation-wada\/","title":{"rendered":"Doping Watchdog Investigating Haas & Mazepin Over Potential Ruling Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is investigating if the Haas F1 Team\u2019s recently unveiled 2021 livery is in violation of the two-year ban on Russian athletes competing under the Russian flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWADA is aware of this matter and is looking into it with the relevant authorities,\u201d the international doping watchdog told Formula1News.co.uk<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The livery in question is based on the colours of the Russian flag, arranged in a way to resemble the flag itself on many parts of the car, especially the front-wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This raised eyebrows immediately after the livery was unveiled on Thursday, as the Court of Arbitration for Sport had announced a two-year ban for Russian athletes at world championship sporting events in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ban, which relates to state-sponsored doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics and was imposed following a WADA investigation, means that Russian athletes, including racing drivers, won\u2019t be allowed to compete under their national flag or have it on display at official events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haas rookie Nikita Mazepin<\/a> \u2013 whose father\u2019s firm was announced as the title sponsor of the team as it unveiled its 2021 livery<\/a> \u2013 is the only F1 driver who will be affected by the ban this upcoming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking shortly after the American racing outfit unveiled its controversial livery, team principal Guenther Steiner insisted that it had been designed prior to the Court of Arbitration for Sport\u2019s December ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steiner defended the livery and said that while they haven\u2019t spoken to the FIA about it, they are confident it isn\u2019t in violation of the aforementioned ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“No, we didn\u2019t circumvent anything,” Steiner said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We came up with this livery already last year before all of this came out from WADA about the Russian flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Obviously we cannot use the Russian flag as the Russian flag, but you can use colours on a car. In the end, it\u2019s the athlete which cannot display the Russian flag and not the team. The team is an American team.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Mazepin won\u2019t be allowed to compete as a Russian athlete, it is likely he will race as a \u201cneutral athlete from Russia\u201d, though he said on Thursday that he is yet to make a final decision on how exactly he wants to be classified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is investigating if the Haas F1 Team\u2019s recently unveiled 2021 livery is in violation of the two-year ban on Russian athletes competing under the Russian flag. \u201cWADA is aware of this matter and is looking into it with the relevant authorities,\u201d the international doping watchdog told Formula1News.co.uk on Friday. READ: Lewis Hamilton Calls Out Other F1 Teams For Not Backing Equality Campaign The livery in question is based on the colours of the Russian flag, arranged in a way to resemble the flag itself on many parts of the car, especially the front-wing. 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