Russian company Uralkali has demanded a full reimbursement from Haas after being dropped as the team’s title sponsor ahead of the coming Formula One season.
Haas cut ties with Dmitry Mazepin’s company Uralkali and dropped his son, Nikita, as driver following Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.
Uralkali signed a deal with Haas at the start of 2020, a deal which included Mazepin’s race seat.
Dmitry Mazepin is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and was one of the business leaders who met him at the Kremlin last week to discuss the international sanctions placed on the country.
Motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, did not ban Russian drivers from competing but last Saturday Haas confirmed it had cut ties with Mazepin and Uralkali.
On Wednesday, shortly before Mazepin spoke to the media for the first time since that decision, Uralkali released a statement saying it…
