If Haas Doesn’t Want to Continue With Me…”: Mick Schumacher Makes Final Argument For F1 Seat as American Outfit Remains Doubtful

As the sport approaches its 2023 season, Mick Schumacher’s future in F1 seems a bit shaky. The son of the seven-time world champion, Michael Schumacher, seems to be struggling to convince Haas to extend his contract for the next season. However, things working his way seem unlikely.

Team Owner Gene Haas stated that the 23 years cost the team a ‘fortune’ due to his crashes and doesn’t have enough points to further the contract. He said that Mick had to earn more points in order to be considered for the 2023 contract with Haas.

On the race day on Sunday, Kevin Magnussen, scored points, however, Schumacher, failed to do so. Even though he was close to doing so, the debris seriously damaged his VF-22 in the crash that he endured and, therefore, affected his overall performance. This didn’t bode well for the team.

In an interview, Mick said, “I think we were on good points at the finish. I think the team knows and has seen what I can do. Everyone has seen that we are on track for those points, so this extremely annoying not being able to get them.”

He further said, “I don’t know if I’ll be in F1 next year but I think I deserve it. I hear what they say. The 50-50, points etc. If Haas F1 doesn’t want to continue with me I will explore other opportunities to relaunch my F1 career in 2024.” [Translated using Google.]

In conclusion, Mick also expressed, that he does not want anything else but F1 so he will figure out ways to ‘stick around’

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As the dilemma continues to linger at Haas, Gene shared his thoughts on the subject as well.

Gene Haas declared that the fate of Mick Schumacher’s seat was solely his call

The decision regarding Mick’s extension had been going on for a few months now. Mick’s teammate, Kevin Magnussen, came to the rescue as he nudged his team to consider the German driver’s extension into the next year as well.

However, Gene states that the decision goes beyond the German. He stated that he needs to do what serves his team best.

He explained, “I think I got a lot of advice from people about who should drive the car, like Kevin obviously, but that’s just what he thinks. It’s not up to him. His opinion matters but in the end “I have to take care of our team for the future, so we’ll take whatever driver we want in the car for that future. Whether it’s Mick or someone else.” 

Furthermore, he closed his statement by saying that they still have one seat on the grid to fill officially and they are willing to take their time with their decision. Even if this means that they’d need to hold on until the last minute, even if that means waiting until February.

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Mick Schumacher has been delivering promising performances this season. Unfortunately, as the 23-year-old lacks points, he may potentially not make it to 2023. What are your views on the same?