However, after team principal Gunther Steiner failed to confirm Mazepin's future in the sport, the pressure has been on to give the controversial 23-year-old his marching orders.
The pressure ramped up when Motorsport UK banned all Russian and Belarusian racers from competing at the British Grand Prix.
F1 also terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Pix promoter, meaning the nation will no longer have a race in the future.
Haas have now pulled the pin on Mazepin's tenure with the team.
"Haas F1 Team has elected to terminate, with immediate effect, the title partnership of Uralkali, and the driver contract of Nikita Mazepin," the team said in a statement on Saturday night.
"As with the rest of the Formula 1 community, the team is shocked and saddened by the invasion of Ukraine and wishes for a swift and peaceful end to the conflict."
Mazepin took to social media to express his disappointment at losing his seat and firing a bitter shot at his axing.
"Dear fans and followers, I am very disappointed to hear that my F1 contract has been terminated. While I understand the difficulties, the ruling from FlA plus my ongoing willingness to accept the conditions proposed in order to continue were completely ignored and no process was followed in this unilateral step. To those who have tried to understand, my eternal thanks. I have treasured my time in F1 and genuinely hope we can all be together again in better times. I will have more to say in the coming days. Nikita."
It is currently unknown who the driver will be for the coming season, however Steiner said that reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi would get the first shot at the seat.
It was seemingly confirmed on Friday when team sponsor Home Deluxe CEO Alexander Thoss congratulated Mick Schumacher and Fittipaldi for driving for the team in 2022.
Similarly, Haas' social media team shared a picture which read: "One week and we'll be back on track for Pre-Season testing in Bahrain". Fittipaldi was behind the wheel in the accompanying picture.
Mazepin has been a controversial figure since coming into F1.
It was no secret that he was signed at least partially due to his father being a billionaire and the team signing him while looking for "drivers with financial backing", but he was quickly embroiled in a scandal when he groped the breasts of a young woman.
His driving ability also came into question as he crashed on his first lap in the F1, and had several run ins with the Schumachers, including teammate Mick.
