Mick Schumacher Leads the Grid With a Whopping $3.27 Million in Damages for Haas

The seventh race of the 2022 F1 season in Monaco was chaotic and full of drama. However, the most spine-chilling moment was when Haas driver Mick Schumacher crashed and called for the red flag session.

The 23-year-old German lost control of his VF-22 and clipped the wall at the swimming pool chicane. He eventually crashed his car into the Tecpro barrier, splitting his car into two halves and also destroying the barrier. So, the VSC had to be called, followed by a Safety Car session to fix the barrier.

Mick Schumacher leads the destructors’ championship

The young German might not be leading the driver or constructors’ championship but is leading the destructors’ championship. The American constructors had to spend $3.272 million to rebuild his VF-22, the most any constructor spent this season on repairs.

Monaco left Mick’s car in two halves. However, this wasn’t the first crash for Schumacher this season that left his 2022 challenger in two halves. In the 2022 Saudi Arabian GP, Schumacher had a disastrous impact in Qualifying.

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The Haas driver lost control of the VF-22 at the Jeddah circuit and crashed into the concrete wall without barriers or padding. The session was quickly red-flagged for the medical team to retrieve the young driver and move the car from the track. Further, the American constructors could not fix the car for the Sunday race.

Haas boss isn’t happy with Mick’s Monaco crash

The 2022 rules and regulations have limited the budget for every F1 team. So, small teams like Haas need to be careful with their spending. However, young Schumacher’s crash cost the American F1 team to spend millions on repairs.

The Haas team principal Guenther Steiner was happy to know the young German was safe from the major crash. But the big bill didn’t please him. Steiner reported, “With Mick, we obviously saw what happened. It’s not very satisfactory having a big crash again. We need to see how we move forward from here.”

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The 23-year-old needs to be more careful on the circuit. He is one of the bright young talents and has shown a glimpse of excellent pace in the VF-22. But F1 teams wouldn’t appreciate his crash-prone nature. Schumi needs to be careful at the upcoming race in Baku, which also features enclosed walls.