“
What an idiot I am.
”Installed in the seat of his single-seater on the Interlagos circuit just before returning to the pits, Nikita Mazepin did not take off at the end of Q1 when talking to his engineers via the radio.
We understand it a little.
In Sao Paulo, the Russian was only able to sign the last qualifying time on Friday at the wheel of the Haas, once again finishing behind his teammate Mick Schumacher.
An error in a fast lap was very costly for the rookie who had a series of poor performances.
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Extremely frustrated, the 22-year-old Muscovite, who is having an extremely complicated first season in Formula 1, still found comfort with his team just after doing his radio mea culpa.
"
Dude, that was, that was… It was gonna be great until it happened."
Considering you've never driven here, it was pretty impressive.
Do not blame yourself, it was good,
”replied his interlocutor on the radio, just before the return of the car to the garage.
A few minutes later, the tension had obviously not fallen in the head of Mazepin very moved and inconsolable in front of the cameras.
“
I was on a good lap and I made a mistake so…
” he explained after wiping his eyes.
“
It was good, I think it was our day to be close to Williams and therefore a good qualifying, but I just tried too hard.
The guys did a really good job.
I've never driven the simulator here and screwed it up,
”added the pilot under pressure more than ever.
Haas is the only team not to have scored a point in 2021, 11 units behind Alfa Romeo in the standings.
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