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Mick Schumacher has made the leap to Formula 1, the son of legend Michael Schumacher will drive for Haas in the premier class next year. We present the team in more detail.
Haas F1 is the youngest team in Formula 1, the American team has been with him since 2016. The founder and owner is American businessman Gene Haas. The racing team is a Ferrari customer and the Italians supply it, for example, with engine, gearbox and other components. Gene Haas has been active in motorsports for a long time, with a team in the NASCAR series since 2002.
The face of the team is undoubtedly the team leader. Günther Steiner has entertained Netflix fans with his authentic and twisted way since the first season of the Formula 1 documentary “Drive to Survival”, making him a cult figure. Without a doubt, he’s one of those guys that professional motorsports often scream for.
Steiner speaks his mind. Often uncensored. This sometimes ends in ranting, it is in a sterile public relations world that (not only) motor racing has become, but a beneficial exception. And fun too. He carries his heart and his whims on his tongue. He is the secret star of the show. South Tyrol does not stop with strong expressions, at the command post, on the radio, on the phone with team owner Gene Haas. Funny. Honest.
The Twitter account @BanterSteiner (Banter: Scherz, Teasing) does not belong to Steiner, but almost 50,000 followers, including, for example, McLaren drivers Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris or Mika Häkkinen, enjoy all kinds of rants. By the way, Steiner himself too. “I don’t have my own account and I don’t need one,” he once said. “For me it would probably end up insulting people and then getting complaints. I’d rather leave that to the fake guy. “
Haas can also be summed up in a race: In Australia 2018, Grosjean and Magnussen were in the top group when the wheels of both cars were not positioned correctly at the stops – double failure instead of double success. Steiner on the phone with team owner Haas: “Gene, when we finished fourth and fifth here, we looked like great rock stars. Now we look like fucking fools, fucking clowns! “
The team gained notoriety last weekend in Bahrain when the Grosjean car flew at more than 220 km / h, crashed into the railing and caught fire. The photographs of the Frenchman, coming out of the inferno of fire, went around the world. He came out with minor injuries and even wants to race again in the season finale.
When it comes to drivers, Haas has relied on consistency in the past. Grosjean has competed for the team every season since his debut, and Kevin Magnussen joined in 2017. Both had the best season in 2018, when Haas finished fifth in the constructors’ championship. Since then, Haas has been in crisis mode, being penultimate in 2019 and only scoring three measly points in 2020, by far the worst performance yet.
Steiner is not discouraged: “I won’t give up. Life doesn’t always go up. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom. “Like all smaller teams, they trust the new 2022 regulations. Steiner:” This is an opportunity for small teams like ours, a very good opportunity. That’s why I focus on the positive. ” .
For Mick Schumacher the positive is that he can develop in peace with a team like Haas, expectations are kept within reasonable limits. The downside: Since not much has changed in regulations, Haas will also have the known issues in 2021 and therefore little chance of standing out.
For Schumacher, there is no experienced partner, but Russian Nikita Mazepin, because the 21-year-old brings a lot of money thanks to his father, who is a billionaire. “Of course, there is a risk that newbies will take very little advantage of existing data. But we are there to help you. The advantage is that you can steer them in a certain direction of development and that they also have the opportunity to grow with the team, ”says Steiner.
Bahrain-GP, Sakhir
1. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1: 34: 01,829 h
2. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, +1,254 seconds
3. Alex Albon (T), Red Bull Racing, +8,005
4. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +11,337
5. Carlos Sainz (E), McLaren, +11,787
6. Pierre Gasly (F), AlphaTauri, +11,942
7. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Renault, +19,368
8. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Mercedes, +19,680
9. Esteban Ocon (F), Renault, +22,803
10. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +1 Runde
11. Daniil Kvyat (RUS), AlphaTauri, +1 Runde
12. George Russell (GB), Williams, +1 Runde
13. Sebastian Vettel (R), Ferrari, +1 rounds
14. Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams, +1 Runde
15. Kimi Räikkönen (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +1 round
16. Antonio Giovinazzi (I), Alfa Romeo, +1 round
17. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1 round
Outside
Sergio Pérez (MEX), Racing Point, engine failure
Romain Grosjean (F), Haas, Crash
Lance Stroll (CDN), racing point, crash
Drivers from the World Championship stand after 15 of 17 races
driver
1. Hamilton 332 points
2. Bottas 201
3. Verstappen 189
4. Ricciardo 102
5. Pérez 100
6. Leclerc 98
7. Norris 86
8. Sainz 85
9. Albon 85
10. Gasly 71
11. Walk 59
12. Ocon 42
13. Vettel 33
14. Kvyat 26
15. Nico Hülkenberg (D) 10
16. Raikkonen 4
17. Giovinazzi 4
18. Grosjean 2
19. Magnussen 1
20. Latifi 0
21. Russell 0
Trademarks
1. Mercedes 533
2. Red Bull Racing 274
3. McLaren 171
4. Racing Point 154
5. Renault 144
6. Ferrari 131
7. AlphaTauri 97
8. Alfa Romeo 8
9. Haas 3
10. Williams 0
