Both Magnussen and Grosjean left Haas at the end of the 2020 Championship. They were replaced by Russian Nikita Mazepin, and 2020 Formula 2 Championship winner Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher. In order to survive financially, the team opted to halt development of the 2021 car, instead focusing resources on the 2022 car. They also secured Uralkali, a Russian potash fertilizer producer of which Mazepin's father Dmitry is a key shareholder, as the title sponsor for the team. During the first race, Mazepin spun out on the first lap, while Schumacher finished 16th in his debut, the last of all running cars at the end of the Grand Prix.