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Steiner defends Mazepin choice, ‘Lauda was pay driver'
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner doesn't understand the criticism surrounding pay drivers, saying even Niki Lauda was one. Haas chose to go with an all-rookie line-up for 2021 made up of F2 Champion Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin, who finished P5 in the final standings. Mazepin was a surprising choice for the second seat, with many speculating that he got it due to his billionaire father Dmitry Mazepin and what he could potentially bring to the Haas team financially. But Steiner doesn't understand the criticism surrounding pay drivers, highlighting several names on the Formula 1 grid who made it into the sport via this route. Steiner even said the late great three-time World Champion...
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