Former Haas driver Nikita Mazepin and his father Dmitry have been added to the list of sanctioned Russians for the invasion of Ukraine.

Auto Racing General

Former Haas driver Nikita Mazepin and his father Dmitry have been added to the list of sanctioned Russians for the invasion of Ukraine.

On Wednesday, the European Union declared chemical billionaire Dmitry Mazepin "a member of the circle closest to [President] Vladimir Putin".

Haas was evaluating several candidates for the 2022 season after deciding it could not continue with Mazepin and Russian title sponsor Uralkali in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

Magnussen drove for the Haas team from 2017 to 2020, but the US-owned outfit decided not to stay with him last year