{"id":10319,"date":"2023-06-10T16:55:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T16:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nikita-mazepin-russian-driver-loses-high-court-case-to-lift-british-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2023-06-10T16:55:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T16:55:34","slug":"nikita-mazepin-russian-driver-loses-high-court-case-to-lift-british-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nikita-mazepin-russian-driver-loses-high-court-case-to-lift-british-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikita Mazepin: Russian driver loses High Court case to lift British sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Nikita Mazepin originally joined Haas in 2021 on a multi-year deal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has lost a High Court case against UK government officials to get sanctions against him lifted.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">Mazepin and his father Dmitry <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/formula1\/60678476\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.$link-2.0\">were sanctioned<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.3\"> by the UK, Canada and the European Union in March 2022 following Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin was deemed a close associate of Russian president Vladimir Putin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Mazepin was also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/formula1\/60630464\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2.0\">sacked by Formula 1 team Haas<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.3\"> as a result of the invasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Mazepin has taken legal action against UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and a judge will oversee a trial in 19 July.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">Lawyers representing Mazepin asked Mr Justice Linden at a High Court hearing in London on Thursday to suspend the sanctions in the interim so he could travel to the United Kingdom in order to begin negotiations with Formula 1 teams based there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">The judge dismissed their application, saying he was &#8220;quite satisfied&#8221; that the balance of evidence weighed against granting interim relief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">It was also suggested by the judge that Mazepin would struggle to strike a deal with an F1 team until his claim for relief from sanctions is resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Mazepin and his father are subject to an assets freeze and travel ban as part of the sanctions, though lawyers representing the Foreign Office argued that Mazepin could still negotiate with Formula 1 teams with the sanctions in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".p8ek328nvu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">The former Formula 1 driver&#8217;s lawyers told the judge there was no evidence he supported Russia&#8217;s &#8220;actions&#8221; in Ukraine, adding the sanctions were &#8220;unfair&#8221; and &#8220;draconian&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/formula1\/65847404?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikita Mazepin originally joined Haas in 2021 on a multi-year deal Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has lost a High Court case against UK government officials to get sanctions against him lifted. Mazepin and his father Dmitry were sanctioned by the UK, Canada and the European Union in March 2022 following Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. 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