F1 : twitter erupts after Haas confirming Nikita Mazepin for 2021 drive

Interviewing Nikita Mazepin on signing for Haas I asked what kind of driver F1 was getting. He said one of his attributes was that he’d always do whatever he could, right up to the limit of the rules.

Whatever he could get away with, in other words.

— Will Buxton (@wbuxtonofficial) December 23, 2020

Guess which one F1 and the FIA decided to investigate further… pic.twitter.com/3qtM1bjnWs

— Tom Bellingham (@TommyWTF1) December 23, 2020

Haas acting like the Mazepin situation is now over. Fans will still bombard them with #WeSayNoToMazepin on every single post. Sponsors will get so much negative press, the team won't be able to post anything on social media. Then what happens when the fans are back at races…

— Tom Bellingham (@TommyWTF1) December 23, 2020

Don't let @nikita_mazepin get away with this. #wesaynotomazepin pic.twitter.com/bx9XE6hT8e

— Gordon Tracey (@GordonTracey7) December 23, 2020

guenther lost his shit when kevin smashed his door becuase he was angry that he and romain came together but he is allowing a sexual assaulter to have a platform and be in formula 1. as a human but also as father of a daughter, this is disgusting behaviour. #WeSayNoToMazepin

— giota | #WeSayNoToMazepin (@sebastianvettcl) December 23, 2020

Seems like the S is missing in your new name #WeSayNoToMazepin pic.twitter.com/yOfXiMUy8U

— MartaN (@martan299rak) December 23, 2020

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, both F1 and Haas were given a golden opportunity to make a stance and set a precedent on how sexual assault is dealt with in the paddock. They fucked it. #WeSayNoToMazepin

— 🎄Beth(lehem)🎄 (@beff1_) December 23, 2020

because #WeSayNoToMazepin as everyone should

— giota | #WeSayNoToMazepin (@sebastianvettcl) December 23, 2020

#WeSayNoToMazepin
This is what Ms. Caribe had to say today, i doubt that the fact it were all jokes. Retweet this tweet. Make our voice heard. pic.twitter.com/sOFzFMl9jZ

— kevinsamuel (@samuelkevinnn) December 23, 2020

One of many sad consequences of today is some nasty views are now being expressed. Bullies feeling vindicated.The aggressive defences are rooted in “facts” that are actually uncertainties. Which is why, and I won’t stop repeating this, it needed an independent investigation. https://t.co/iqFhj5BBSe

— Scott Mitchell (@SMitchellF1) December 23, 2020

Remember when Max was given community service for pushing Ocon?
Remember when Daniel Abt was sacked from FE for cheating in esports?
Remember when Lewis was investigated for wearing a T-shirt?
Remember when Mazepin went unpunished for sexually assaulting a woman? @F1 @fia

— Kat | #WeSayNoToMazepin (@katbr_) December 23, 2020