Mick Schumacher has just found his way into his very first F1 season and is already receiving ample attention from the entire F1 fandom and media. Many thanks to his father Michael Schumacher.
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In addition, not only has the young German’s attention increased, but so have expectations. People want the Haas driver to somehow get into the same league as his father. On the one hand, it’s amazing to see a rookie get such immense support from the entire F1 community.
Former F1 driver Nico Rosberg, however, is more concerned about the cons of Mick, who is constantly in the spotlight.
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Rosberg on the attention to Mick Schumacher
As reported by PlanetF1, the one-time world champion has shown that it is extremely cruel to expect Mick to perform at Michael’s level.
“We saw last year that there were press conferences where there were more journalists around him than around Hamilton,” said the German.
“It’s amazing. That puts a lot of pressure on him. It is impossible for him to be as good as his father, who is the best ever, but everyone compares him to his father, he is as strong as his father and that is tough. “
Formula 1 F1 – Spanish Grand Prix – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain – May 6, 2021 Haas’ Mick Schumacher before the Spanish Grand Prix REUTERS / Albert Gea
It was a pretty terrible start to Haas’ 6th F1 campaign, in which the cars were far from holding their own against their former rivals Williams and Alfa Romeo. But the good news is that Mick has done pretty well so far and has seen the checkered flag in all of his three races. And Haas would like to see its persistence.
In addition, he clearly outperformed his rookie teammate Nikita Mazepin. And it looks like the trend will continue for the rest of the season as well.
You can learn a lot from team-mate Rosberg: Rosberg
So far, Mazepin has not been able to match Mick’s racing pace in F1, with the latter replacing his teammate in almost all departments.
However, Rosberg gave the German compatriot some advice and said that there is always something to learn from a teammate.
Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg (left) shakes hands with Lewis Hamilton as he celebrates winning the Formula 1 World Championship during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. (Photo by David Davies / PA Images via Getty Images)
“I’ve used the data a lot. You can learn a lot from what the other driver is doing with the same car. Even if you drive very fast there will always be a corner where the other driver is faster, ”he said.
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“And there you can watch and copy him, where he does better than you, to see if he brakes later or if he uses a different trajectory. You can see it all. So you can use the data to go much faster. “
As of now, Haas is the slowest team on the grid. But it’s a pretty big season with lots of opportunity and the American team could get back into the mix by bringing in some major updates to the car. So can Mick manage to save some points in his rookie season?
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