Guenther Steiner, Haas F1 Team representative, admits that Mick Schumacher must learn the tricks of F1 overtaking that he didn’t have the chance to do in 2021.
Last year, the Haas F1 Team was a back marker throughout the season, far behind other fields. So it’s no exaggeration to say that rookie season Mick Schumacher could only experience a battle with his teammate Nikita Mazepin.
However, rewarded by the team’s job of abandoning 2021 and fully focusing on the development of the 2022 F1 car, the Haas F1 Team now has the opportunity to fight comfortably in the midfield and earn points on a regular basis. ..
Mick Schumacher enjoyed a battle with his mentor Sebastian Vettel in the Emilia Romagna GP sprint, overtaking four F1 World Champions and taking the 10th grid, the grid for his F1 career. I put it in.
Mick Schumacher couldn’t turn it into a point finish, but Guenther Steiner says he’s been working for hours to get better at every level.
“He needs to learn to run at the front. It’s tighter in the midfield,” Guenther Steiner told Die Welt.
“I tell him that the higher you go, the thinner the air.”
“It’s new to him to use an overtaken car. Last season we were late and he rarely could do it.”
“He spends a lot of time because he wants to get better.”
Mick Schumacher hasn’t scored points yet this year, but teammate Kevin Magnussen has won the top 10 finishes in four of the first five races of the season, including a sprint at Imola.
Mick Schumacher isn’t yet comparable to Kevin Magnussen in the weekend race, but Guenther Steiner says Magnussen is playing the role of an inexperienced colleague’s teacher, which helps the team move forward. talk.
“For Mick, it’s a good position to have someone like Kevin who is very impartial and provides all the information,” Guenther Steiner said.
“You can learn a lot on your own, but with a teacher it will be faster.”
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