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'Things are not bad,' says Mazepin... of his military career

Nikita Mazepin is enrolled on a three-year course at Moscow State University, which will hopefully see him graduate as a reserve officer, thereby avoiding the draft. Avoiding the draft in Russia is a criminal offence, punishable by up to two years in prison, and even F1 drivers are not exempt. However, since 2008, full-time students who have graduated from civil university with a military education are exempted from duty. Consequently, Nikita Mazepin is enrolled on three-year course at Moscow State University, which will hopefully see him graduate as a reserve officer. Speaking to Russian TV's 50 Questions, the Haas driver explained: 'Ilya Vyacheslavovich, the dean of my faculty, found...
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