
Haas repainted their cars on 24 February, in the middle of the first Formula 1 pre-season test in Spain, to remove the red white and blue colours that had been on the car to represent the Russian flag since Mazepin joined at the start of 2021.
F1 cancelled this year's Russian Grand Prix a day after the start of the invasion, and on Thursday tore up their contract for the race, signalling that the sport will not return to Russia at least until Putin is no longer in power.
The FIA, motorsport's governing body, has stopped short of banning Russian drivers from international competition. It says they must compete as neutral athletes, and sign a document agreeing not to support the invasion.
Motorsport UK was this week one of a number of national motorsport authorities to ban Russian competitors from taking part in events in the UK.
There is debate as to whether this would ban a Russian driver from the British Grand Prix, as an F1 driver's super-licence contains a clause requiring national authorities to allow them to race.
But that point is now moot after Haas' decision to end their association with Mazepin.
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