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Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has begun the latest round of a High Court fight with British government ministers after being made subject to sanctions in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mazepin, 24, used to race in Formula 1 for Haas and is looking for a new team.
He wants sanctions lifted and has taken legal action against Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.
A judge is due to oversee a trial on July 19.
Lawyers representing Mazepin on Thursday asked Mr Justice Linden, at a High Court hearing in London, to suspend sanctions in the interim so he could begin negotiations with Formula 1 teams as soon as possible.
Government lawyers say Mazepin’s application for “interim relief” should be refused.
Judges have heard that Mazepin and his father Dmitry Mazepin – a Russian businessman – had been made subject to sanctions in mid-March 2022.
They have heard how Haas had “terminated its relationship” with Mazepin in early March 2022, following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, and he had not driven for a Formula 1 team since.
Mazepin and his father were “subject to an asset freeze and travel ban”, judges have heard.
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