The American-owned team, Haas, have been struggling for pace throughout the weekend at Paul Ricard. However, they had a breakthrough in the qualifying session as Mick Schumacher got into the second round of quali before the session got red-flagged following a crash.
The team were happy to have their first Q2 appearance this season, but Schumacher’s incident caused his teammate, Nikita Mazepin to get knocked out in the first round itself. So, the team decided to use a meme that exactly showed what emotions they were going through.
Haas share a meme to depict their emotions after making their first Q2 appearance
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At the French Grand Prix this weekend, Schumacher Jr gave his team their first taste of Q2 this season. However, due to his crash, the session got halted, which resulted in Mazepin getting knocked out in the first round.
Our first Q2 of the season! Of sorts…#HaasF1 #FrenchGP #Quali pic.twitter.com/Z7m2KOcko8
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) June 19, 2021
Haas wrote, “Our first Q2 of the season! Of sorts…”
Schumacher Jr will see the red lights from the fifteenth place on the grid, his best qualifying start so far this season. While his Russian teammate will have the eighteenth spot on the grid.
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Can the two rookies find the pace on Sunday’s race?
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The two rookies haven’t gotten the start they wanted to their debut season. Both Schumacher and Mazepin have failed to get into the Top-10 of every race till now and hence, haven’t scored points for themselves or their team yet.
However, the American-owned team does have some hope riding on Mick for tomorrow’s race as this is the best start they have had so far.
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The team hopes that both drivers can maximize the potential of the car and record a points finish in the seventh round of the championship.
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