Mick Schumacher is finally showing the promise and the performances that the fans expect from him. In the past 2 races, the German driver has finished in the points and was even the driver of the day at the Austrian Grand Prix. Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has been impressed with his charge’s performance as well.
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He revealed that the reason behind Schumacher’s improved performances this season is the addition of Kevin Magnussen as his teammate. The Danish driver joined the team at the start of the season and raised the bar for the young German driver.
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“It’s the best thing that could have happened to him. He was very happy when I told him that we had signed Kevin because Kevin is very collaborative. He looks after him, he tries to help him when he can, and he’s not trying to fight him.”
“Mick is very lucky to have a teammate like Kevin. He can learn from him as a person, as a driver, and by looking at his data. Mick is in a much better spot than last year. Having Kevin here, there is no negative… except having Kevin here! (laughs)” said Steiner.
Hearing these comments, it seems that the Team Boss doesn’t miss their former driver, Nikita Mazepin.
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In the first half of the season, there was a lot of pressure on Schumacher as he was crashing constantly. But Steiner revealed that the Haas driver has surely learned from it, and is getting used to it.
Haas team principal reveals how Mick Schumacher dealt with the added pressure
Schumacher was surely feeling the pressure when Magnussen was performing at a high level for the team. But with added pressure on him, he quickly got used to the situation and took it in stride.
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Formula One F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 10, 2022, Haas’ Mick Schumacher ahead of the second practice session REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
” He’s getting used to it. As I said, if you want to be part of Formula One, you need to get used to it. It’s not only the driving, there’s so much other stuff that you need to learn. If you do something wrong, nobody’s going to say, ‘It’s OK.”
“No, someone will always say it was f***ing wrong, you know. Unfortunately, sometimes it comes down to me to be the bad guy but, hey, I can live with that,” said Steiner.
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It is nice to see that the young German driver is challenging his experience teammate much more regularly now. He has taken the added pressure put on him in a positive sense and has used it to fuel his performances. Hopefully, he can continue this trend throughout the season and help his team get forward in the championship.
