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Domenicali: F1 drivers are role models with big responsibility

Formula 1's new chief executive Stefano Domenicali has condemned the antics of Russian rookie Nikita Mazepin and reminded all drivers that they are role models for the sport. The 21-year-old son of a fertiliser billionaire caused a storm in December when images of a female passenger being groped in the back of a car appeared on his Instagram feed. The footage was swiftly deleted and Mazepin, who makes his debut with Haas this year alongside Michael Schumacher's son Mick, apologised. 'I would say that it was pretty clear what he did was not acceptable,' Domenicali told a virtual media round table on Thursday. 'But I think that he was apologetic as a reaction to what he did and we need to...
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