The 23-year-old told reporters in a video call from Moscow that the “We Compete as One” foundation would be funded by money paid by Uralkali, the Russian potash company owned by his billionaire father Dmitry, to Haas. They supported me in feeling for me for losing that opportunity to compete,” Mazepin said. Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, has said Russian and Belarusian drivers could still take part in competitions in a neutral capacity. Mazepin, who would have been Russia’s sole F1 driver this year and whose career has been funded by his father, said the foundation planned to help athletes from all conflict zones.

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