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Nikita Mazepin and the Worst Pay Drivers In F1 History

By David Castro

Haas F1's Russian driver Nikita Mazepin gives a press conference in Monaco, on May 19, 2021, ahead of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. (Photo by Sebastien Nogier / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN NOGIER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Haas F1's Russian driver Nikita Mazepin gives a press conference in Monaco, on May 19, 2021, ahead of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. (Photo by Sebastien Nogier / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN NOGIER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 13: Opel cars stand at an Adam Opel dealership on May 13, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. A German environmental group, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, in cooperation with German media organizations, claims that after conducting extensive tests on Opel Zafira and Astra diesel models that the cars use an illegal, built-in system that turns off the emissions reduction mechanism during 90% of real-time driving situations. The accusations come in the wake of the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal. Adam Opel AG is owned by General Motors. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 13: Opel cars stand at an Adam Opel dealership on May 13, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. A German environmental group, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, in cooperation with German media organizations, claims that after conducting extensive tests on Opel Zafira and Astra diesel models that the cars use an illegal, built-in system that turns off the emissions reduction mechanism during 90% of real-time driving situations. The accusations come in the wake of the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal. Adam Opel AG is owned by General Motors. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) /

Rikky von Opel (1973-1974)

His family founded Opel automotive company and during his two-year F1 career he made 10-starts and had an average finish of 17.7. He never scored an F1 point and after his F1 career ended he moved to Thailand to serve as a Buddhist monk.

Today is his whereabouts are sort of unknown.

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