In Defense of Nikita Mazepin

[@Parkskigaming]

My brother in christ, how much did daddy mazepin pay you to make this shit. This genuinely reads like a satire take.

[@blasphemer_amon]

Allow me to be the second to congratulate this channel on the coveted Urakali sponsorship.

[@brianboniuk1072]

While i still think Mazepin barely has an F1-caliber resume, that 2021 Haas was level with the 2019 Williams (minus the single constructors point). And singlehandely the reason why Gunther Steiner adquired a disdain for rookie drivers, as Mick just lasted 1 more season before getting shafted for Hulkenberg, soundly beaten by Kevin in 2022 apart from the Austria race. Nikita was a victim of circunstance, and i would've liked to see him crash and spin a few more times instead of the cold exit he endured.

[@MrTomRobs]

So I'm only 8/9 minutes into this and I can't continue any further after you're saying that the 5s penalty for running Tsunoda off the circuit was unfair and not understanding the rules around leaving space at the side of the circuit. 5s was ABSOLUTELY justified as, like you said, Tsunoda was ALONG SIDE Mazepin throughout the corner. Significantly ahead doesn't matter, there is clearly enough of the car attacking alongside the car defending for there to be a requirement that the defender give room. Mazepin did not do this and crowded out Tsunoda with the trajectory Mazepin's car was taking. The 'leaving space' regulation of the rule means 'a car's width to the edge of the racing surface', which is defined, very clearly, as the white line at the edge of the circuit. In the pit wall example you presented, the right hand wheels of Schumacher's car were almost touching the white line, clearly not leaving enough room against the edge of the racing surface as defined by the regulations. The reason squeezing cars against the pit wall is so frowned upon is for safety for the potential car which is leaving the pit lane. If two cars are bearing down at that speed at that angle, how can you reasonably expect a car leaving the pits to be able to 1. See them or 2. React to them being there. Racing like that when there is a car which is leaving the pits is going to cause a horrific crash. Using these points, go back and look at the Schumacher/Barrichello incident and now put a car leaving the pit lane there. There is absolutely NO WAY either of the two fighting cars can see a car there, or that the car leaving will spot them in their mirrors. Sorry, but these are two absolutely horrendous takes; I can't watch any more.

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

You’re focusing on hypotheticals to make your second point, and there are countless examples of drivers forcing guys onto runoff with no penalty. The commentators said the penalty was BS too

[@nolanpeters5462]

@@nedzosf1gridbox Bro you literally make excuses for Mazepin's sexual assault. Shut the fuck up and stop making youtube videos if you're this stupid and shitty.

[@Mac-XD]

he might not be the WOAT but looking at drivers like Liam Lawson not getting a seat after an impressive stint with alphatauri everybody would agree with me that there are mor seat deserving drivers out there

[@CivicRacing26]

Nedzo & Struggling to find pictures from the time he wants is a unstoppable combo. Still good vid.

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

😂 thanks

[@ijmad]

The unique quality of Mazepin was not just his terrible driving, but also how every other driver on the grid and also most fans absolutely loathed him.

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

He was so loathed by others that several drivers offered him motivational words following his sacking

[@joshualamp2438]

I will say this, DTS did him no favors.

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Correct

[@user-qh9to4fy9b]

I liked his Beyond The Grid appearance. Dude seemed quite intelligent. Would love to see him in a proper car to understand his full potential. Same goes for Mick Scumacher.

[@dankorcz8158]

I used to follow him quite closely in his F2 days because he was a brat, sort of hate following if you get me but following him into F1... He really developed, he went from a brat like I said, to a respectable young man who was genuinely trying his best. In Brazil dude was in tears cause he cared so much that he made a mistake, I don't think he would have cried or showed that sort of passion at the start of the year nevermind in F2 or before

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Yep

[@Jorge.Painkiller]

Look, I'm used to unpopular opinions (I'm an Ocon defender and I believe he's severely overhated), but Mazepin deserves most if not all the hate he gets. His qualifying pace was horrific (the only driver on the grid to not make it out of Q1, Mick did it twice IIRC), although his antics I won't criticize much, as Max did and sometimes still does the same thing on track. It doesn't help that he acted like an entitled karen when he was kicked out of his seat. I think that shutting up and silently going away would've been the best decision to not be seen as an entitled douche when Putin started the war.

[@potatogirlcultist19]

Yeah I agree with you. I don't get why people absolutely hate Ocon yet Senna who had a similar if not worse attitude towards teammates get's constantly hailed by many fans. Some of his moves on track are a little questionable at times but I hate the rehtoric that he is entitled and selfish because off the track he seems like a pretty nice bloke. Mazepin though... Yeah he should have never been allowed to F1. What people forget that's crazy if that the whole Putin scandal didn't happen then he would have gotten another year.

[@nikitamedvedev4696]

Exactly, I'm ok if a driver can be controversial as long as it's not severe and he can do a proper job, but Mazepin is just... horrible by all accounts. An entitled douche on and off track, his daddy connections with Putin says brilliantly about his position (As Eastern-European we even have terms for him like prep or daddy boy). And on track he's abysmal even if 2021 Haas was garbage and his actions were brilliant by his behavior like his daddy could allow and buy everything only F1 is not a Russia and he'll be quickly out once his money isn't needed anymore. It's a good thing that he and daddy's money were kicked out after the start of war.

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

​@@potatogirlcultist19 could it be perhaps because Senna had a bottomless pit of pace to back up his aggression? Instead of being a bang on average driver like ocon.

[@fathertimegaming17]

He just said "Hold my beer.".

[@dominicbarden4436]

Ah, Nikita Mazepin. Perceptions towards him were clouded from the off with what happened just after Haas signed him, which was reprehensible. And his attitude at times wasn't great. Putting that aside and focusing purely on his driving, ok, his 2018 GP3 and 2020 F2 campaigns showed that he did have something. But he barely showed it in F1, even accounting for how bad the Haas car was. I think with the drivers we see as bad (though there are probably some exceptions), such as the likes of Mazepin, Sargeant, Latifi or Stroll, us fans might do well to remember that they can drive and race a heck of a lot better than most of us, even if they're not at the level we expect for F1. Just because they're poor in F1 doesn't make them bad racing drivers. Having said that, Mazepin's junior category record is ok but not outstanding. Not necessarily the first name you'd put for an F1 seat unless there was a need for money to contribute to a team's budget, which is what Haas needed.

[@Pilifilip]

My stance is that most of these drivers get put in mediocre at best macninery, and then get sacked after one season. But Mazepin got the worst of it, first and foremost being Russian and then recieved 'opinions'(twitter - playground of the fucking idiot) from all these new fans who have no idea what F1 was back in the day. Digging him a grave when he punched Illot (AT 16!), demanding for him to be banned, while praising Senna's spirit when he punched Irvine. One's ability to drive does not justify a punch, if we're going to play by those rules. What I minded most was the GLAZING OF MICK SCHUMACHER parallel to the Mazepin hate. Like the golden boy couldn't do a damn thing wrong, apart from crashing every other weekend. And yes, Mick was faster on aggregate, and of course there's going to be hate, but not at that amount. Yeah, welcome to the Drive to survive era folks, where driver's personality is the most important thing. Saying that, yes Mazepin was far from an ideal driver, but so were numerous others... no one batted an eye when Lucas di Grassi spun like 25 times during the 2010 season and had a hard shunt at Korea.

[@acecarrera1]

Drivers who paid their way in to F1 often got bad rep from the fans, even though they secured enough license points and their money kept the team afloat.For all I know, Lawrence Stroll can keep his son in Aston Martin, even though the latter is under performing, as long as he owns the major share in that team.Some fans demand who gets to drive in F1 as if were democracy, but If you don't own stake in the team, you don't get to vote.

[@gedders]

Plenty of pay drivers had a good career. I also went in giving him the benefit of the doubt and thinking 2021 wasnt a proper chance. I think it was more likely he would not do well given a better opportunity but I do believe he still shoulda had more of a chance to prove himself either way

[@DemolitionMotorsports]

Aight, that’s an unexpected vid. Let’s give you some context: I’ve been racing in same karting championships in Russia as Mazepin, though a class or two lower (for example, we with our teammates were driving Minis when he was already in Super-Minis). Our team, Silver Rain Motorsport, sometimes had clashes with him, and to be honest, he was a brat sometimes, but an OK person in general and he had very solid track perfomances. Same could be said about lots of pilots both in Russian and overseas championships I’ve participated in, such as Super One, Formula Kart Stars or Copa Del Campiones. That alone shouldn’t make people mad about anyone, IMO, but all these pilots (sadly, myself included) are just bland to the fans, unless they can get their lucky shot in front of the cameras. Nikita had his lucky shot, but not at the right time - I think that he could improve and become more likable, but politics screwed him over. The main problem we have with him here in Russia is because he’s considered a renta-driver, because of his money, but that also can be said about many, many drivers in F1 (Stroll, for example). I don’t like him personally, but I don’t get why he’s got so much hatred on him, you can easily find someone worse in any series. He’s just bland, if we talk about his F1 career, in my opinion, though he never had a chance to shine there as a pilot. However, a few years back he’s tried rally-raids, and he’s doing good in them. So let be it, I guess, he should’ve never thought about F1, if he’s doing better there.

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Glad to hear from someone in the know

[@gucci1131]

Mazepin and Schumacher jr had no hope in that HAAS

[@zemethius]

The Saudi GP is barely wider than Macau. It's an awful track for F1. Mind you, so is Monaco. Also, rating bad cars, I would put that HAAS between the 19 Williams and the 15 McLaren. Regarding the Tsunoda incident, the penalty was a bit of a joke. But it's a case where he should have just given the place back on the off chance he could have fought for it later. The stewards at the time thought the same about hard racing as they did about cutting the track to gain an unfair advantage. That being said, I can understand why they would penalise effectively pinning another driver between your car and the wall. Or the white line. It's not a behaviour they want to encourage as, when it goes wrong, it can go wrong catastrophically. My personal belief is they should race hard but with respect. Nikita wasn't the first to step over into dubious territory. And nor would he be the last. Guenther was way more lenient with Mick because of the Schumacher family name. I can say, hand on heart, that Goatifi was less crash prone than Mick. If I was Guenther I wouldn't have kept either. I would have tried to get Nico back. Mick was fast when he wasn't having dalliances with the wall. And Nikita was alright when he stopped pirouetting. Alas, I think that given his penchant for elegant spins, Nikita missed a trick by not being a dance instructor. Anyway, enjoyed the vid. Catch you on the next one. Remind me to comment on your Damon Hill one. Byeeee!

[@zemethius]

Also, on a bit of a personal note, I also had someone with cerebral palsy in my close family. And I respect him for supporting a charity that helps with that. At the time I thought he was an idiot. There's idiots in all sports and in all forms of life. And if Daddy Maz hadn't been supporting Russian aggression in Ukraine we might have seen him mature. I admit that I would have appreciated the meme battle of Daddy's cash between him and Lance at the very least.

[@freelunch1458]

no no we're not doing this dude

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Did you actually watch the video?

[@MikeGarden]

@@nedzosf1gridboxno

[@saiyerugara9038]

You got to be joking surely mate lol! 😂😂

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

@@saiyerugara9038 nope

[@willf1sv5]

One of the worst drivers in recent history if not THE worst...

[@Athrun82]

Think of it what you will but Mazepin managed to qualify for every race in 2021. That alone stands for something. Drivers like Alex Yoong or Paul Belmondo don't have that on the resumee, Yes they had "bad" cars but when your teammate manages to qualify on the regular you might be lacking the talent yourself.

[@rikardo831]

I'll criticize two major points. 1st, you say "if there is no contact". A rule is predetermined regardless of the outcome of the given situation. That's the most important part. Punishment doesn't apply differently if your rival has crashed or has heavy damage or light. 2nd point is not that obvious and people have different views. My opinion on defending by squeezing hard like Max and the situation with Michael you mentioned is strictly negative. Win or make a crash strategy is the worst driver mentality for me, it's ugly and dangerous.

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Mazepin got a five second penalty for crowding someone to the inside when for example schumi in Hungary 2010 got no penalty. Stewards just aren’t consistent

[@Dayne-Lua]

I am surpised you never mention that he was lucky that he never crossed against Fernando Alonso another f1 driver who has a awful behavior imagine him and Alonso was involved in a incident Alonso would of gone exploded and rightly so. As for his F2 season he did win races shows you are not terrible and he was absolute decent it was a shame he had a terrible car in 2021. He did improve in the rest of the season.

[@willf1sv5]

1 second slower than Schumacher in 2021 on average in qualifying and race pace (often finished s minute behind). Schumacher had some bad races hence why Marzispin beat him 3 times all season...

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

The gaps you mention only happened in the first third of the year

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

Gonna be honest i didn't know what i was expecting, but fair, he might get a biiit too much hate, though still he certainly wasn't setting the room on fire... just his tires

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Fair analysis

[@petermitchelmore2592]

Mazepin = must spin.

[@SimoneMX950]

I don't think there's anything salvageable in that guy. Maybe we can speculate about the fact that maybe, had he a different "wealth background" (also stemming from his nationality) and less off-track shenanigans, the public could have cut him some more slacks. But not only that famous act with that girl, also his "Strollish" on-track attitude (frequent stupid crashes and backmarker clashes) and his unreasonable aggression in F2 just made him appear like an incompetent and arrogant prick that never learns from his mistakes, and rightly so, or even like a guy that thinks that he did anything wrong. Could he have corrected some of his mistakes in 2022, like he did in his junior formula years with some experience? Maybe, but without a radical change in his general attitude, i.e. becoming way more humble, I see it difficult. Plus, I don't want to sound racist or something, but from personal experience Russian ultra-rich people (like sons of oligarchy like Nikita) has the "show-off gene" in the DNA, they have to show boldness and arrogance to demonstrate their status, so a change in attitude like that is highly unlikely to happen. At the end of the day, well, good riddance.

[@PH-jv4ik]

Umm in your Pastor when highlighting his Valencia clash with Lewis you said it was Lewis's fault for pushing him off track but now you're going defending Mazapin so.... Just kidding I'm I agree the 5 second penalty was ludocris for that incident sure he could've him more space but theres run off for a reason there and Yuki wasng sufficiently ahead to entitle him to that corner freely. On pushing people into the pit wall though I disagree pushing someone to the outside where there usually is some run off like grass or tarmac even if extreme is less dangerous than pushing someone into the pit wall. Back on the main topic of Mazapin idc about him really he shouldn't really evoke strong emotions driving wise he rarely did anything of note and was just meh as a whole.

[@KimiFan2002]

I knew it was gonna be about Humpty Dumpty himself😜😂😂

[@ArtyI]

In defense of the rapist who crashed into anything that moved and most things that didn't? Fascinating

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Seems you didn’t watch the video. And he’s not a rapist by any definition

[@willf1sv5]

Marzispin will always be a hazard

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

If that’s what you think

[@lancelot_28]

In my opinion Nikita would have beaten Mick easily in 2022. Mick never showed any improvement as a driver, having crashes that costed a lot to Haas $$$. On Nikita's side, he gave me this doubt about what he could have done on the next year, but thanks to Politics we will never know. (I keep sayng the same thing on your videos but I really like your content) =)

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Thanks for the kind words mate

[@saiyerugara9038]

@sirlance_35 No wonder your username is Sir Lance. Maybe you actually believe that if you do, I'm sorry, you're kidding yourself. Maze Pin was never ahead of Mick for enough of the time in 21.

[@Telecasterland]

Lol I do like Satire. Do Pastor Maldonado next?

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Already done a video on him

[@botigamer9011]

Mazepin got a faction of the hate Lance got while being both measurably worse AND a sex offender

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

He’s not a sex offender though

[@saiyerugara9038]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm... I still believe he belongs in the F-tier tbh. I cannot ignore the political nonsense and don't ever believe he was that good either bit of a bad combination but this video is still good. Also, Mick Schumacher keeping a car straight good one. 🤣🤣

[@bdddsssssddddd]

Mate Lay off the pints They aint doin you good

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

I’m 19. I don’t really drink

[@joshualamp2438]

I gotta see how this is possible. 😂

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

You’ll see… 👀

[@willf1sv5]

WTF

[@NicotineRosberg]

We?

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Yes, we

[@jok3r906]

Made it about 6 and a half minutes in... How are you being paid by Putin or Major spin's father to make this?

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

I’m not

[@TheVredeHunter]

no

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

Yes

[@Ch3mG33k]

This ain't it lmao

[@nedzosf1gridbox]

If that’s your opinion then ok

[@vorpalanvil]

muh rusha