Haas F1 Boss Reckons No King’s Treatment for Schumacher Despite Dominant Rookie Stint Against Mazepin

Ahead of the 2021 season, Haas refreshed their dwindling Formula One career by signing two new rookies in place of an experienced duo, Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen. The prime driver being Mick Schumacher, who earned his place after winning the 2020 Formula 2 world championship title.

Meanwhile, the other rookie, Nikita Mazepin, managed to use his financial prowess to claim the remaining seat. Hence, as expected there was a major pace difference between the pair, with the seven-time world champion’s son absolutely crushing Mazepin on the track.

Of course, neither of them managed to score a single point through the record-equaling season comprising 22 races. However, Schumacher did bring his treacherous Ferrari-powered challenger into Q2 a couple of times. So, one would reckon it’s too obvious that the German was the better performer of the two.

But, despite embracing such sheer dominance over the entire 2021 season, Haas have affirmed that Schumacher will not receive the king’s treatment in 2022.

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What did Haas F1 say?

As reported by Motorsport, Guenther Steiner, Haas F1 boss, opened up that there will not be a driver hierarchy over the upcoming season. Hence, both Schumacher and Mazepin will receive equal treatment irrespective of how big the difference is between the duo’s performances.

“Both drivers are playing on equal terms on our team and their contracts are of equal status,” he told Motorsport Week. “So no, he won’t be the leader in the team.

“Each weekend, the person who does the better job in practice and qualifying will be the leader. When you do that, you obviously start the race ahead and automatically put you in a better position. But at the starting point of every weekend, it will be the same: There will be no driver number one or two on the team.”

Overall, Haas hit the rock bottom in 2021. Hence, with pretty much nothing to lose, we could finally witness the resurgence of the American outfit this year. Both Schumacher and Mazepin seem more confident. And the new regulation changes are likely to play to their strengths as well.

So, can Haas end their horrendous run and return to the mid-field over the upcoming season?

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