Mick Schumacher and the entire Haas F1 team have a tough time this year. Something that was calculated in advance, of course. After a difficult weekend in Monaco, the F1 circus is now heading to Baku. It’s not the first time for the young German.
After all, he has already gained enough experience in Formula 2 in Azerbaijan. He can point out the differences, as he tells in a Q / A on Haas’ side. “Of course it will be my first start in a Formula 1 car in Baku, it will certainly be different because it will be much faster. It was a track in my early Formula 2 career that I felt I could handle. ”With pretty good. We were close to the podium, or at least P4 in the sprint race. Unfortunately, I had a mistake in the feature race that led to a DNF, but we still caught up with him in the race sprint races from the back of the field into the top 5. “Schumacher also knows that he has to take every chance on this track .
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Unlike Monaco
We have heard this from a lot of drivers, and Mick Schumacher joins this list. “It’s much wider, with more concrete walls – where Monaco has more guard rails, Baku is a lot more walls. It’s a kind of race track with low to medium downforce, you have to have the grip for the 90-degree bends in the narrow section through the old town, then the long straights, which will hopefully create a lot of overtaking opportunities. “
The German continued. “I’m definitely looking forward to it, it’s a great track, and I was there in 2019. It’s fun. The long descent to the first corner, if you have a good start, you can really benefit from it. But if you do If you’ve got a bad start, it pays off. It’s also important to have a good qualifying to be in the mix and to fight with the guys around us. ” It remains to be seen whether Schumacher will actually duel a lot with drivers around him.
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