Haas Formula🦹 1 driver Nikita Mazepin wants his “racing to do the talking” as he looks to put the controversy surrounding his name behind ♍him.

The Russian made the headlines for the wrong reasons ahead of his rookie F1 seasonไ with Haas after a video was uploaded to Mazepin’s Instagram account late last year which showed him groping a woman’s chest in the back of a car.

Haas condemned the video as “abhorrent” and Mazepin issued a public apology but retained his drive with t𒁃he American team amid a priꩲvate investigation into his actions.

Speaking to media for the first time s♍ince the controversial video emerged, Mazepin admitted he is “not proud” of his behaviour and insisted ཧhe has learned from it.

"How I reflect on my actions is pretty clear, I'm not happy that it happened and not proud of it," ♐;he saiꦿd.

"I didn't behave as I'm meant to behave in Formula 1 and the transition phase of realising what I have achieved has been very short, and I 𒆙didn't adapt to it as quickly as I should have had.

“But I've taken responsibility for it, and I'm ready to keep doing it becau💮se I’d like to be very sౠtrong in my position and certain.”

He added: “I have made a huge mist♉ake and I have learned from it. I am looking forward to a clean year ahead.”

Mazepin said Haas had been “very helpful” and supportive throughout his “♋education phase” and strive to learn from the incident.

“First of all, I would l𓄧ike to say a big thank you to the team because they have been really supportive in helping me to learn through this incident,” he explained.

“They have been very♏ patient in taking the time and helping me learn this matter further and I think that it in my education phase on the whole behaviour incident, I a🌟m way further than I have ever been, so that’s very helpful.”

And the 22-year-old is now de🐻termined to put the matter behind him by delivering results in F1 that he hopes will help rebuild his reputation.

"In regards t🐭o the image it has created, I am not going𝐆 to be able to put words in people’s mouths,” Mazepin said.

“But I am pretty sure that I will be deliver𝐆ing on track and I am confident that with the direction I am taking💫 the results will be there. I am going to try to have the racing do the talking.”