Schumacher's first season in Formula One was in 2021, and he spent the majority of the season at the back of the grid.
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Mick Schumacher must handle the pressure now that Haas is back in the race, according to team boss Guenther Steiner. Schumacher’s first season in Formula One was in 2021, and he spent the majority of the season at the back of the grid, with little expectation, driving a Haas VF-21 that had not and would not be developed. He was paired with another rookie at the time, Nikita Mazepin, but the situation has drastically changed for 2022.
Haas made an immediate impact in the midfield, with Mazepin being replaced by Kevin Magnussen, who had previously spent four seasons with Haas between 2017 and 2020. Magnussen has been the points leader after two rounds, with P5 and P9 finishes, while Schumacher escaped injury after a massive qualifying crash in Saudi Arabia, but was ruled out of the race due to car damage. As a result, the pressure is on Schumacher now, with Steiner stating that his driver must deal with it.
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“Obviously now the target is set a little bit higher than last year,” Steiner said as per Motorsport.com. “Last year there was no question at all, we contended to be 19th and 20th. Because that was where we were – consistently, by the way.”
“So this year, we think it’s a good thing for him [to have more pressure]. Because you have to learn this. I continue to say the higher up you get, the thinner the air gets. So you need to deal with it. It’s part of being an F1 driver. Dealing with pressure that’s any high-profile sport or management position, it’s like the pressure is on, and if you don’t like the pressure, go and do something else.”
Mick Schumacher’s terrifying accident during qualifying in Saudi Arabia has been revealed by Guenther Steiner. During the final minutes of Q2, the German driver was in a good position to make it into the final part of qualifying when he lost control of the rear of his Haas after going over an exit kerb. He spun around and slammed sideways into a solid concrete wall at high speed before coming to a halt on the opposite side of the track due to his loss of control.
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Schumacher was taken to the hospital for precautionary checks after the crash, but the 23-year-old was later given a clean bill of health. Despite the fact that he was fit and ready to race when he returned to the paddock, Haas decided to withdraw his entry and focus on getting their car fully checked over and repaired in time for the Australian Grand Prix in just under two weeks. Surprisingly, Steiner said, the car’s damage was not as severe as one might expect from such a high-speed collision.
