During FP3 on the Hungaroring, Schumacher had a hard crash at turn 11 and left his Haas VF-21 with considerable damage, so that he ultimately did not take part in qualifying.
It was the second time this year that Schumacher missed qualifying after an accident in FP3 after an accident in Monaco at the end of May. Schumacher also crashed in the first part of qualifying for the French Grand Prix, which meant he couldn’t compete in Q2 after the team’s best Saturday result.
While Haas F1 Team Principal Steiner said there always had to be a “plan” for mistakes to happen to rookie drivers, he believed the team had “reached a point” at which it would, given the financial implications for the rest of the season Had to minimize accidents.
“Mick had some big races in the last five races,” said Steiner. “When you have a lathe or something, that happens. But these accidents are pretty serious. It’s a lot of money, and for no good reason.
“So we have to work on it to get better. And of course the budget is the budget and you have to stick to it. You always have to have ideas on how to deal with these accidents.
“Right now, of course, we’re feeling it, but we can still handle it. But soon we’ll be in a position where it says, yes, we have to find new ways to overcome it. Because they’re getting a little slow.” too often and too difficult. “
Damage to Mick Schumacher’s car, Haas VF-21
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
Schumacher’s teammate Nikita Mazepin had a handful of incidents earlier in the year, but Steiner preferred to credit the Russian for making no mistakes in the last few races.
“We make too many mistakes, that’s the problem – or I would say in defense of Nikita that I shouldn’t use the plural because he has behaved very well in the last few races,” said Steiner.
“He did very well. He didn’t do any damage or anything. And Mick, only in the last few races have we had a few accidents where we have to improve.”
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Steiner felt that he needed to explain the risk / reward relationship when chasing lap time, especially in a practice session that doesn’t affect the final result in qualifying.
“We only have to plan from our side how we will spend our money,” said Steiner.
“We know exactly what parts we’re doing and that, but to deal with the drivers it’s mostly easy to sit down and explain the big picture again, that sometimes you have to take risks, but you take risks when the opportunity presents itself.
“If there is no chance, I personally never take risks because there is nothing to win.
“And I think right now we know there isn’t much to be gained, especially not in FP3, and we shouldn’t take that risk in FP3.”
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