I think the Haas DTS episode sums it up perfectly where he celebrates finishing the Russian GP and beating 2 cars that DNF'd

Mazepin is the definition of "Our expectations were low, but HOLY F*CK"

Nikita Mazepin was truly the whole package. If he was only a bad driver, that would be one thing. But he was a terrible person, a pay driver, impossible to work with, unwilling to take advice to try and improve, stupidly aggressive, horribly slow, and had zero car control skills, running people off the track and spinning every 5 seconds. It's unbelievable how badly he screwed EVERYTHING up.

And don't forget he finished 21st in the championship out of a field of 20 drivers.

I love how he spent so much time complaining about how his car is different instead of actually trying to get faster.

It also says a lot that in 2022 preseason testing it was more of the same with him and when he got sacked, KMag stepped in his car and put it in the points in his first race by finishing 5th.

Felt bad for Gunther more than Mazepin in all honesty, he is such a great guy on and off the track

The most hilarious thing was that the Mazipins tried suing the team for "wrongful termination" even though Nikita's performance in 2021 and the fact that both Nikita and his father were hit with sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine meant that Gene Haas and Gunther Steiner made the right decision

Crofty's spin off comment basically summed up his career in one phrase.

All he had to do was not be a dirty driver and a groper. Yet, he failed at that… And adding insult to injury, his dad is friends with Putin, I believe. The only good thing about Mazepin is that he has crashed less than Mick. So, there’s that.

Mazepin is the only F1 driver within the last 23 years that I genuinely think my sim racer ass could do better than.

Great video as always, Darian! Been waiting for the Busts series to expand to F1 for some time and it's well worth the wait.

My ideas for f1 busts: Lucas di Grassi Nerson Piquet Jr. Chales Pic Jolyon Palmer

defining as unlikeable is a definite truth. you know you're not liked when you manage to anger the entire grid in some way over the course of half a season.

We got an F1 Busts video, we got an F1 Busts video!

A conversation I had while introducing my friend to NASCAR My friend (as he had for most of the drivers): "Explain him to me in NASCAR terms." Me: "I guess, Maze-spin is basically the Quintimidator." My friend (catching on instantly for once): "Ahhhhhhhhh, gotcha."

In 2018 HAAS had almost cracked the top 3. 4 years later they got all kinds of problems, drivers, sponsors, and they're one of the worst teams in F1 at this point

Not surprised to see Mazepin on this first video expanding the Busts series into F1. It's like he knew he was hated by many in the sport, but he didn't care. In terms of future videos, there are quite a few suggestions that spring to mind, Stoffel Vandoorne, for example, seemed to have it all going for him by winning multiple junior titles and seemed to show reasonably well in McLaren in F1, both in his unexpected debut in Bahrain 2016 and his first full time season in 2017, the highlight being an impressive Q2 lap in the wet at Monza to progress to Q3. However, his 2018 season was when his momentum in F1 ran out of steam. It was painful to watch, here was a guy who was winning everything in sight in junior categories, but driving the 2018 McLaren (which wasn't the easiest car to drive), saw him out qualified by team mate Fernando Alonso for every race in 2018. By the end of 2018, he looked like someone who had the stuffing knocked out of him. Since then, he has rebuilt his reputation and in 2021 became Formula E champion.

We finally got F1 busts!!! Now you need to do Nicholas Latifi and Esteban Gutierrez.

One thing to note is that Mazepin's contract wasn't only terminated due to the controversy surrounding Russia, but also because his dad's money was blocked, as it was suspected that they were associates of Vladamir Putin (if I remember correctly). Nikita Mazepin essentially became a "pay driver" who couldn't pay, nor drive.

If he stayed in f1 and he appeared in f1 manager I would have fired him immediately

When you look at his F1 career you probably think.. Maybe Yuji Ide and Taki Inoue weren't so bad.

As much he is from a same country as my parents were, I personally think he is the worst F1 driver from Russia. Even my dad admits it. Other Russian drivers prior like Petrov or Kvyat brought better results than him. Kvyat found himself racing at NASCAR last year. He may had bad luck at Cup series but the Xfinity race at Roval racing for Sam Hunt's 26, he finished 15th.

Another suggestion I have is Ricardo Rosset. While not showing standout "he's going to be a world champion" potential, he nonetheless showed reasonably well in categories like Formula 3 and especially F3000 (sort of the F2 of its day), where he finished runner up in 1995. While his team mate from F3000 (who also edged him out to the F3000 title in 1995), Vincenzo Sospiri had to wait until 1997 to get his F1 debut, more of which in a bit, Rosset got his F1 break in 1996 with Footwork Arrows, paired with ex-Benneton driver Jos Verstappen (father of Max). To say the least, it didn't go well, while Verstappen was setting some eye catching performances, like setting multiple fastest laps in the wet of Brazil, Rosset was frequently towards the back of the field. Worse still, despite making the grid for every race, with Tom Walkinshaw buying the team during 1996, it meant that no development work would take place on the 1996 car. By the end of 1996, both Verstappen and Rosset were out, replaced by two new drivers to the team. One of them was Brazilian "pay driver" (though to be fair he wasn't too bad) Pedro Diniz and their lead driver was 1996 World Champion, Damon Hill (which is a story in itself). Rosset appeared to find salvation at the brand new Mastercard Lola team, alongside his old F3000 team mate Vincenzo Sospiri. However, Mastercard, the title sponsor of the team, forced the team to rush the design and build of an F1 car for 1997, rather than what the team wanted, which was to be ready for 1998. The result was that neither Rosset nor Sospiri were even close to beating the 107% of pole time in order to qualify for their first race as a team, the Australian Grand Prix. After this abysmal failure, Mastercard yeeted out of the scene and Lola were left high and dry, not making a single start in 1997. Meanwhile the once great Tyrrell team were struggling with a lack of funds and were purchased by British American Tabaco, BAT, before the 1998 season got underway. As the teams previous drivers, Mika Salo and Jos Verstappen were out of the team so two new drivers were needed. One of the drivers hired was at the time hyped as potentially the best driver to come from Japan, Toranasasuke "Tora" "Tiger" Takagi, the other was, well can you guess?? So disgusted with the decision to hire Rosset, team founder Ken Tyrrell quit his team before the season started. Worse, although he out qualified Takagi on occasions, an improvement in that sense I guess, he failed to qualify 5 times in 1998. In the second of these, in Monaco, the team were so livid that they swapped the first and last letters of his name on his paddock scooter to spell out the word "Tosser". Rosset never returned to F1 after 1998 and saw out his racing in his native Brazil, winning a local Posche Cup Series before he hung up his helmet

This is great! Hope we can get more F1 content in the future!

Didn't expect to see such content on this channel, but definitely like the video😁

Video idea good seasons, Ross Chastain, 2022

Dont forget in his first qualifying he overtook everyone while they were preparing and ontinued tomspin and bring out the yellows which ruined everyones fast lap

Now we need some bad season videos in f1

Love that you’re doing f1 videos I’ve recently been getting into the sport, post notifications on incase there are anymore!

loving the f1 content ^^ Perhaps we could have some best/worst season videos?

Really cool you've brought this 'Busts' series into F1. Got quite a few ideas for future episodes; Stoffel Vandoorne, Scott Speed, Jolyon Palmer, Ricardo Rosset and Pastor Maldonado. Maybe Mick Schumacher too but I wonder if that would be too early to call him a bust.

Love seeing you branch out from just doing NASCAR vids. Would love to see more coverage of other series! The best part is there is even more that he did that wasn't in this, like when he pulled a ridiculous block while Vettel was doing a hot lap in qualy at Zandvoort, despite radio from his team warning him well on advance and counting him down. There was also Jenson Button's reaction to him passing everyone in the qualifying cue approaching the line in Bahrain, just to instantly spin in turn one and destroy the lap for everyone who he just passed in cue.

He made even Giovinazzi and Latifi rant on the radio. The two calmest and most peaceful individuals in motorsport. That says enough 😅

Thanks for the vid, sir! Despite all the elitism that turns American racing fans off from F1, it's good to see F1-related content that showcases the drama, excitement, and occasional derpity-derp-derpness F1 often experiences.

Ooooohhhhhh this is going to be spicy for sure. Nikita isn’t that bad on F2, but his antics don’t win any heart. Basically he was the worst driver on the grid with the worst car of the season at F1. He won’t return to F1 for sure and we won’t miss him. Also, since you starting these F1 Busts series, Scott Speed might become the first ever person to have both NASCAR Busts and F1 Busts video

Great video… thanks for that!

Really love the change from your usual bust vids

I had a feeling this was coming sooner or later. Tough for Haas, just mistake after mistake after mistake. Hopefully, they'll recover.

Hopefully we'll see more F1 videos like championship seasons

suggestions for future f1 busts - ricardo rosset - alex zanardi - Taki Inoue - sebastian bourdais - michael andretti - Pedro Diniz

Great video man! Maybe we can get one on Goatifi next.

We’re here before the FOM tries to take the video down

Had a feeling a bust video of him was coming!

He lost his ride for reasons unrelated to him but yeah, Mazespin was a big disappointment. Thank goodness Magnussen got a second look.

I hope you do more of these

A "spin-off" joke by Crofty's son is a gem

He ain't the worst driver in the world just not f1 caliber

Darian, this is great!

I truly didn't believe Mazepin was as bad as people said he was (as a driver), especially when one considers that he was a second off teammate Mick Schumacher and Schumacher had more retirements (DNF's). Then Magnussen came back in less than a week's notice and destroyed Mick when it came to pace. Then I was okay "okay yeah; Mazepin sucked."

Darian has returned 🎉

This video was still longer than Mazepin's race at Bahrain

Love the gran Turismo music in the background lol

Even if it was Mazepin. Seeing a Haas go off at Bahrain after 2020 really made my heart sink

After they dropped mazepin and his fathers minions of sus company. Next year Haas scored pts with Schumacher and Magnussen with good improvements in constructor standings. Now they got a stable title sponsor in moneygram experience drivers with the hulk and mag. Maybe this now the American team (until Andretti comes in) can propel upwards. These last few years with Haas were frustrating but I think this a turnaround much needed.

Do Brandon Hartley next please.

far cry how FIA being run. FIA stripped Yuji Ide of his super license for his multiple on-track excursions in 2006. They wouldn't do the same to Mazepin because his father brought money to the sport. F1 is no longer pinnacle of racing. It's whoever got the most money to buy a ride.

Mazepin improved, but was not on the level of Schumacher. He became more humble during the season (at least in front of the mic) and grew as a sportsman. The car was tough on both drivers, very unpredictable, but Nikita could cope with it less than his teammate. Agression was over the limit in his defense, mainly against Schumacher. It's good that his carreer here stopped, he should develop and race further elsewhere.

Wonder what he'd be like in nascar

Make F1 other busts: Rio Haryanto, Mick Schumacher, Pascal Wehrlein, Lance Stroll, Seb Buemi (big potentials, just wasted)

Regrettably, one well known driver on both sides of the Atlantic who could be considered an F1 Bust is Michael Andretti. His Indycar career is Hall of Fame worthy, both as a team owner and as a driver. However, when he went to F1 at the same time as Nigel Mansell went the opposite way to fill the seat vacated by Michael Andretti at Newman/Haas in Indycar, sadly Michael Andretti had too many mistakes and crashes in a McLaren that Ayrton Senna took to 5 wins and runner up to Alain Prost in the 1993 F1 season. In 13 starts he scored 0 wins, 1 podium, an average finish of 7.3, only 7 points scored in that time and an abysmal 7 DNF's. By the time he recorded a podium in Monza, even he knew that he wasn't going to see out the season. By the following race in Portugal, he was replaced by McLaren test driver, and future World Champion, Mika Hakkinen

i truthfully think mazepin came into f1 at a bad time, if he stayed in f2 for another year or 2 to get used to the cars i honestly think he would have been a lot better, and coming into your first f1 season with the slowest car that's also impossible to keep straight didn't help, but its also debatable if had he stayed in f2 he'd be racing in f1 because of the whole Ukraine thing

love it bro

Joseph Lombard & Jason Jacoby's favorite F1 Driver

Lol I knew that was coming

I remember watching the first F1 race of 2022 a year ago and being astonished at how much better the Haas team was doing with Magnusson than with Mazepin. I believe Kevin qualified and finished in the top 10. Now, a year later, Mick is gone. I forget who replaced him though. Was it Niko? Anyway, it will be interesting to see how Haas does this year as well as the other 9 teams. Looking forward to race #1 next weekend.

The video ive waited for

It’s still baffles me that A guy like Colton Herta was revoked a super license from the FIA. Yet they let a driver like Mazepin in. It’s a broken system!!!!

Future uploads: Not A Bust: Robert Kubica and Random Drivers: Jason Jarrett.

Can you make a video on Nyck De Vries now? Contract terminated after 10 races after being so promising

I actually feel bad for him. Not on the racing side because he caused a lot of damage, but because of his family’s connections and I hate that he got kicked out for something he couldn’t control.

We need more F1 busts vids

Wow an F1 bust, love these bust videos regardless if it's NASCAR, Indycar or F1. Keep them coming BFM & if you need suggestions on more F1 busts, I know quite a few given I have watched F1 for over 20 years & have seen my fair share of busts in the series.

You have to do one of these for Yuji Ide

Here before F1 has the video removed.

We got an f1 bust video!!!

I'd like to see some F1 Busts videos on these drivers: Nicholas Latifi Esteban Gutierrez Heikki Kovalainen (unpopular, but he was really poor imo) Scott Speed Stoffel Vandoorne Rio Haryanto Vitaly Petrov Bruno Senna Antonio Giovinazzi

Goated GT7 tuning shop music

HAAS F1 TEAM HAS REGRET HIRING MAZEPIN

Mazespin got off lightly in commentary. James Hunt would have been far harsher and say it as it was. Marzipan was an accident waiting to happen.

When Lance Stroll says you have no clue what you’re doing you know it’s bad

I always thought he looked like if AI tried to create a robotic clone of Mika Hakkinen, but failed miserably.

Can you do F1 Busts video on Stoffel Vandoorne

Recommendations: Stoffel Vandoorne, Jolyon Palmer, Yuji Ide, Sebastien Bourdais

Was that Latifi calling Mazepin an idiot? That's burn-sign the likes of which even god has never seen, Muad'dib.

Some F1 bust ideas: Ricardo Rosset Gaston Mazzacane Patrick Friesacher Yuji Ide

When Daddies money buys you a a ride

Your first F1 bist😁

The thing is, if he did what he did to a woman in United States, he’d be arrested

F1 busts: Pastor Maldonado?

I always ask myself if the whole Ukraine thing didn't happen would Mick still be done dirty by haas

The fact his nickname amongst the other drivers was “Mazi’spin” says it all… 😂

One o the biggest fiascos in F1 Andrea Moda has entered the comments I mean, there's so many posibilities with this series. mastercard/Lola, Andrea Moda,Footwork Porsche/Footwork Arrows, Onyx Moneytron, Life, and so on. Man the 80s/90s is a goldmine for this stuff

I don't keep up with F1 at all, but I thought they are supposed to be the best in the world, not buying rides like some in NASCAR. Guess that's universal. Would rather earn my seat on talent not having it bought, to prove I belong, at any level of professional racing.

MazeSpin was a very bad joke, worse driver in F1 in this century... Latifi looks like Fernando Alonso near him (at least the Canadian was pretty nice in the rain) More F1 Busts: Rio Haryanto Marcus Ericsson and Alex Yoong

Tbh he did have talent, enough for f2 but not enough for f1

maybe it's the car; maybe it's the driver.. but all I know is, Yuji Ide at least was able to get around the track without spinning.

Charles Leclerc summed up MazesBin in one radio message: "Mazepin will never change. A shame..."

Next chapter Stoffel Vandoorne , won the GP2 in 2015 destroying his competition, espectacular debut in F1 replacing Alonso in the 2016 Bahrain GP , and then his two full time season were a big meh

DO RIO HARYANTO NEXT; BIG PROSPECT FOR INDONESIA IN GP2, JUST NEVER WORKED OUT