Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher made their debut at the season opener in Bahrain, but things are not going according to plan for the Haas duo as they are still on the hunt for the first points in the drivers’ championship.
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It was another disappointing weekend for Hass at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Mick Schumacher landed in P13 just ahead of his Russian team mate. Surprisingly, however, both managed to finish the race ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who made a colossal mistake when restarting.
Meanwhile, Haas team boss Günther Steiner believes that there is still a lot to learn for the Haas rookies as both Mick and Mazepin gain more experience.
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What did Günther Steiner say about Nikita Mazepin & Mick Schumacher?
Günther Steiner says that the Haas drivers “believed they knew everything” when they arrived in Formula 1, but there is still a long way to go for both drivers as they had to gain even more experience at the elite level.
“There is always room for improvement in all of us, I think. They are improving and, as I always said at the beginning of the year, at some point they will actually realize how little they knew when they started Formula 1 in Bahrain this year. I don’t know when that will happen, but there is usually a moment when you learn it when you are young, ”said Haas team boss Günther Steiner.
Formula 1 F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 22, 2021, Haas’ Nikita Mazepin during practice REUTERS / Gonzalo Fuentes
“In Bahrain they probably thought they knew everything and 10 races later they’ll say, ‘Wow, how little did I know?’ And the bigger the surprise, the more you learn in the 10 races. You just notice how different it is than you thought. “
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After six laps, Haas remains just behind Williams with zero points in the constructors’ championship, but there have been some promising signs from the Haas rookies securing their best F1 result in Baku. With Mick Schumacher on P13 and Nikita Mazepin on P14.
Formula 1 F1 – Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 3, 2021 Haas’ Nikita Mazepin before the REUTERS / Anton Vaganov Grand Prix
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