'Race in Russia on your own, you’d still lose!' Jeremy Clarkson blasts F1's Nikita Mazepin

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Jeremy Clarkson has taken to Twitter to brand Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin a "f*****g r****d" over his comments about the Russian Grand Prix amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

In a new interview, the Russian Formula One driver, 22, told how he is a "supporter of sport without politics", after the Haas Formula One team removed the Russian sponsor from his car.In view of his 7.6 million followers, the former Top Gear host, 61, blasted the F1 driver for his comments.Jeremy wrote: "Nikita Mazepin.

You f*****g r****d."Go and race in Russia on your own. You’d still lose," he ended the tweet.Jeremy's comments come after Mazepin finished bottom of the 2021 driver's standings without scoring a single point.His brutal swipe was issued on social media after the sportsman gave an interview while test driving in Barcelona.The Russian driver spoke after the first morning testing from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.In a video, a Sky Sports reporter asked the racer about the situation in his home country.They could be heard asking the star: "As an athlete competing at the highest level you know what's going on in the world at the moment and obviously it involves Russia."Is it easy to keep your mind focused on matters of the track or is part of your mind on what's going on back home?"The F1 driver was quick to relay his stance on the matter, revealing that he isn't affected by it.Mazepin replied: "Well, I'm not struggling at all because I've always been a big supporter of sports without politics and today I'm in Barcelona."Having brushed over the political situation, he quickly moved on to the subject of the new car he is driving.The driver continued: "I cannot tell you the excitement of driving the new car and the.