“Because there was no real chaos, the result we drove today was realistic” – Schumacher

Mick Schumacher says there is no need to be sad, even though he turned a low 19 on Sunday after a positive weekend. Intercity Istanbul Park.

the Uralkali Haas F1 Team After an excellent performance in the tricky qualifying on Saturday afternoon, the driver started from an encouraging 14th place on the grid. But being in the middle of the field had its dangers for the German on Sunday, as he was from Fernando Alonso To fall in round four to be back in the pack.

Nevertheless, Schumacher was not influenced by it and was able to bring the car home and learn a lot about driving in difficult conditions. But he knew he was out of position on the grid and thought the race result reflected the pace of the VF-21 in 2021.

“We knew it was going to be tough and I think because there wasn’t any real chaos, the result we drove today was realistic anyway,” said Schumacher. “We learned a lot again, we learned how to be competitive at the start of the race and we just have to analyze how we can do it even better.

“Overall, it was a very positive weekend. There is no reason for me to be sad because I’m not in the championship fight, so all the best from this weekend – I’ll take it – and I’ll leave everything bad behind and learn from it. “

“I drove a clean race out there” – Nikita Mazepin

Teammate Nikita Mazepin finished twentieth and last in Turkey, but was happy to make it through the tricky race without mistakes in difficult conditions.

The Russian admitted that the race was an odd race as the track didn’t completely dry off, which meant he could learn a lot about running on the intermediate tire and the experience was crucial in developing his skills.

“The race organizers have done a great job since last year to improve the conditions for the drivers,” said Mazepin. “From my side, it was pure pleasure to be here all weekend.

“I drove a clean race out there, had no problems on the first lap and did as well as I could. Unfortunately, the conditions today were very strange as the track never really dried out.

“I didn’t think that the intermediate tires would take time to slick and give us good times. These conditions are priceless because as difficult as they are to drive, they are very useful. ”

Nikita Mazepin says conditions were tough throughout the Turkish Grand Prix, but he learned a lot about the intermediate tires – Credit: Mark Sutton / LAT Images