Before Mazepin, Reutemann also paid the price of politics

Like Nikita Mazepin, Carlos Reutemann was also forced to give up his place in F1 due to a very specific political context around forty years ago.

Published on 05/03/2022 à 16:58

Gonzalo Forbes

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Before Mazepin, Reutemann also paid the price of politics

Carlos Reutemann did what he wanted to Frank Williams before leaving Formula 1. ©DPPI/T. Bovy

Rare but true fact, global politics has had a real impact on Formula 1 en ce début de saison. Alors que se profilent les derniers essais hivernaux (10 au 12 mars) et le premier Grand Prix de l’année à Bahreïn (20 mars), Nikita mazepin a été victime collatérale des récents agissements de la Russie en Ukraine.

Alors que le conflit politique ne cesse de prendre de l’envergure,

Gonzalo Forbes

In charge of promotion formulas (F2, F3, FRECA, F4...). Carried by the grace of Franco Colapinto.

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