Mazepin feels ready for fight in F1 midfield in 2022

The Russian had a character-building 2021 rookie campaign, where he and team-mate Mick Schumacher had to battle through a season with a package that had not been developed from the previous year.

But. despite making some mistakes, Mazepin feels he has learned an awful lot and thinks his knowledge can be applied to good use if Haas’s 2022 car delivers.

Asked if he felt he was ready to step up to join the midfield battle, Mazepin said: “Of course I am. I feel 100%…