Nikita Mazepin should have been severely penalised for his near-incident involving Mick Schumacher at Baku. That is the view of Mick’s uncle and former F1 winner Ralf, after Mazepin swerved at over 300kph to defend his position from a late-charging Schumacher at the end of Sunday’s race. According to Ralf Schumacher, the brother of Mick’s father Michael, Mazepin’s behaviour was potentially “life threatening”. “We are talking about speeds of over 300kph, so when you touch you can so easily start flying. It is just the latest incident and controversy in the short F1 career of 22-year-old Russian Mazepin. “In my opinion, he should be punished urgently,” Ralf Schumacher said.

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