Mick Schumacher Reveals the Reason Behind Unpleasant Radio Silence Following High-Speed Jeddah Crash

The Saudi Arabian GP is finally over, with Max Verstappen winning the race. But the last race weekend in Jeddah was full of drama and a lot of safety car sessions, but the Mick Schumacher crash was the horrific one.

The Jeddah Corniche Circuit is one of the most dangerous and tricky circuits. It features a lot of high-speed corners and so, a slight mistake can lead to a huge crash. Like Mick Schumacher spun during the Saturday Qualifying and crashed into the wall. The Ambulance and Safety Car was quick to reach the location of the incident.

The doctors took out the young Schumacher from his Hass VF-22, which was in pieces. Everyone watching the qualifying session had their hearts literally stopped for minutes because the young German didn’t respond over the radio. Eventually, the Hass driver was taken to the Hospital and officials reported he was conscious and fine.

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The German later revealed that he couldn’t respond because the radio of his broken Haas wasn’t working. Schumacher said, “The radio didn’t work after the impact – that’s why I couldn’t speak to the team and tell them I’m fine. I was conscious the whole time.”

Mick Schumacher not driving in the Jeddah race was a strategy

The young Haas driver had a terrible crash on Saturday Qualifying night. But Schumacher was fine after that horrific accident and even wanted to race the next day. But the doctors and Haas F1 decided not to let him race on Sunday.

Haas didn’t allow the driver to race on Sunday because his car was in pieces after the crash. The American constructors literally have to build a new car using spare parts. But the Haas F1 team and even Schumacher revealed that it’s hard to have so many spare parts at this moment of the season.

Also, it is still the beginning of the season. So, letting go of the Jeddah race gave them enough time to fix the car for the next race in Australia instead of doing a quick fix for Jeddah. The Haas team principal Gunther Steiner shared, “We can’t ship anything to Britain now to carry out checks. By not racing here, we’ll have everything ready for Melbourne.”

“Also, when we start from the pits, there is little chance that there will be points. There are so many good teams at the moment,” the Haas boss further continued. So the young German didn’t drive on the Sunday race. Meanwhile, his teammate Kevin Magnussen finished P10 at the Jeddah race.

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The Haas F1 is looking really strong this season and has the potential to compete in mid-field. So, let’s see if they can bag a few more points in the upcoming Australian Grand Prix next week.