Haas F1 Boss Shares His Expectations for Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin After 2021 Hiccup

Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin endured a tough rookie season last year. Both Haas F1 drivers struggled to offer competition to other drivers on the grid and also crashed frequently. But this season it is expected that the races will be more competitive, and there could be fighting in the midfield. But before the beginning of the new season, the Haas team principal Guenther Steiner gave some advice to the team’s drivers.

During the 2021 season, the relationship between Schumacher and Mazepin wasn’t ideal. Since both drivers for virtually fighting each other on every race weekend, they spoke out against each other from time to time.

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Haas team boss hopes Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin don’t fight in 2022

As reported by Automotorundsport.de, the German revealed his plans to keep both drivers in check for the 2022 season. He also mentioned that if the team fights for points this season, both drivers would have to behave accordingly.

“The second half of the season wasn’t that hard anymore. The two boys have spoken out. I hope it doesn’t get better again. When you’re fighting for points, you have to be careful not to lose them in a battle against your teammates. The points are for the team and for the driver, so I hope things continue well,” said Steiner. [Translated by Google].

“They had a good opportunity to learn in Formula 1 last year. And now they want to implement what they have learned. You’ve seen quite a lot of progress with Mick in the last few races.

“In the junior series, he always made a huge leap in his second year. But there are far fewer races in the lower formulas than in Formula 1,” said the Haas F1 team boss.

It would be interesting to see how both young drivers fare in their second season with the team. What do you think the future has in store for both drivers, let us know in the comments section.

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