‘Should He Have A Super Licence?’: F1 Fans React To Nikita Mazepin’s Calamitous Debut

Nikita Mazepin’s F1 debut couldn’t have gone much worse, with the Russian qualifying at the back of the grid and crashing out of the race after just navigating the first two corners.



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He crashed out of the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix after losing the rear of his difficult-to-drive Haas VF-21 for not the first time this weekend.



Earlier in the week, Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said the target for the team’s two rookie drivers is to “bring the car home” and to avoid trouble in their debut grand prix.



“Bring the cars home, trying to get as much driving as possible the whole weekend including the race, as this is what they need to do this year, just to learn the trade so to be ready for next year when we hopefully have got a better car,” Steiner said.



“My expectation is they bring them home and that is already a success for me. We have two rookies and that will be a tough thing to do anyway,” he added.



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Mazepin’s crash on Sunday prompted plenty of reaction on social media, with many taking up the opportunity to mock the controversial Russian racing driver.



Top Gear presenter Chris Harris asked his circa 300,000 followers on Twitter if they believe Mazepin deserves a Super Licence and received dozens of replies.




No it should be taken away from him how many times did he spin off yesterday and the day before — Paul French (@PaulFre62986879) March 28, 2021





He needs training wheels! Not just his daddy’s money. pic.twitter.com/3cf8G1HXXk — Baron von Jasper (@SpanielJasper) March 28, 2021





pic.twitter.com/AiLVJaalkG — Ollie Springate (@OllieSpringate) March 28, 2021




However, some noted that Mick Schumacher also had a spin in the race and said Haas’ 2021 car looks very difficult to drive.




Whilst I don’t think he should be in the car. Mick also struggling with the rear. So likely the @HaasF1Team is a dog to drive… just glad that Mazepin didn’t manage to carry on unlike Mick! — John Willis (@jrewillis) March 28, 2021





How about Schumacher? Did the same thing. Maybe the car is just totally undrivable? — Ollie Millroy (@OllieMillroy) March 28, 2021





In fairness to Mazepin, Mick Schu just had a massive wobble. Haas looks nasty — chris harris (@harrismonkey) March 28, 2021




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