HAAS F1 team has been caught up in a bizarre row over their new livery – which looks exactly like the Russian flag. As a result there will be no dedicated Russian team at the upcoming Olympic Games or the next Fifa World Cup. On top of this, Mazepin will not be allowed to race under the Russian flag for the next two years. But Haas boss Guenther Steiner says the team have done nothing wrong and said they came up with the livery before the flag was banned. “You can use the colours on the car, the athlete cannot carry the flag, but the team is an American team. “The colours of the American flag are very similar to the Russian one.

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