Haas driver Mick Schumacher feels F1's rules of racing engagement have changed again after Max Verstappen went unpunished for his vigorous defending...
"The fact there were no consequences for it means that the rules have changed again. "It happened a few times in that race, I saw. With Checo and Lewis, and Lewis and Charles at the beginning of the race, so something to again have clarity on and see what is allowed and what is not."
Schumacher defended admirably against Hamilton for several laps during Saturday's Sprint at the Red Bull Ring – until Haas team-mate Kevin Magnussen pulled ...
And before his plea for Magnussen to stay within a second of him, he had asked the team to switch places as he felt he had more pace – but that request was denied. "We know exactly where we were and to get points for the team, we had to do what we did, and it was the right thing to do," said the Haas chief. Magnussen finished exactly where he started after 23 laps, but Schumacher was unable to hold onto the final points spot after eventually losing out to Hamilton.
Mick Schumacher had already had a great weekend in Austria – seventh in qualifying, 9th in the Sprint – but he saved the best to last.
Mick Schumacher - 24.5% Mick Schumacher had already had a great weekend in Austria – seventh in qualifying, ninth in the Sprint – but he saved the best to last. With a superb race performance that included some excellent overtakes, the young German brought his Haas home a splendid sixth – his best F1 result to date – beating team mate Kevin Magnussen to boot.
Gunther Steiner says Haas did “completely the right thing” by keeping Mick Schumacher behind Kevin Magnussen in the Austria Formula 1 sprint, ...
“But that doesn’t make you faster, because as soon as you go in front, the other guy is nine-tenths faster! I explained to them, if you can come out after the start behind each other, the second one thinks he is faster because you are nine-tenths of a second faster because of the DRS effect. Obviously you are faster because you are in DRS. We spoke about this before the race.
Gunther Steiner has pushed back at the notion that Ferrari will decide whether Mick Schumacher stays at Haas beyond 2023.
I don't know why the team didn't have that feeling too," said Schumacher. "Because in the end we lost points. "I will not discuss any Ferrari contracts with us," Steiner told motorsport-totall.com. "And also about any contracts between Ferrari and Mick, because I don't know them in detail anyway." The obvious conclusion is that the rift between Haas and Schumacher is now so deep that Steiner and team owner Gene Haas may be unwilling to extend his contract.
Mick Schumacher, the son of the legendary Michael Schumacher, posted his best ever finish in Formula One when he placed sixth at Sunday's Austrian Grand ...
I feel like we're feeding off each other." "I think we are going in the right direction. - Max Verstappen wins sprint to claim Austrian Grand Prix pole
Mick Schumacher has said the pressure from Guenther Steiner has helped him earn points with him coming home in sixth in Austria.
“It was a lot of fun out there. And it did in some ways. “As athletes you’re always after that pressure because that’s what’s going to light that candle under the bum to make you go quick!
It took Mick Schumacher 33 races to score his first Formula 1 points at Silverstone, the talented German quickly followed up with an impressive 6th place ...
The remainder of the race saw Schumacher make his second pitstops and maintain P6, making it a successful back-to-back set of results for both Schumacher and Haas. Schumacher gained an early place due to the Red Bull of Perez getting clipped and spinning off the track. By the halfway point of the race, Mick Schumacher managed to get past Magnussen with a slick clean overtake.
Winner Charles Leclerc was not the only driver celebrating after Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix as Mick Schumacher posted a best ever sixth place.
I feel like we're feeding off each other." "I think we are going in the right direction. We scored points at Silverstone and today and I think we could have scored points yesterday (in the sprint) which shows a steep upward trend."