Nikita Mazepin allowed himself a rare-in-2021 smile as the beleaguered Russian rookie finally overshadowed teammate Mick Schumacher around the famous streets of Monaco. Team boss Gunther Steiner says it is the happiest he has seen the Russian all season so far, with Mazepin responding: “That’s right. “The main thing is how I spent the week between Barcelona and here,” Mazepin said in Monaco. “But it is important that Nikita finally gets a feel for the car. Before, it seemed like he was proving something, like Tsunoda is doing now, but Nikita has relaxed in himself and begun to act more rationally,” Ermilin added.

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