Mick Schumacher is going through a difficult season in Formula 1. So far, the Haas driver has made some costly mistakes and was recently counted out in public by team boss Günther Steiner. The longtime premier class connoisseur Kai Ebel finds the choice of words sometimes “very violent”.
Mick Schumacher is under very special observation at the Canadian Grand Prix. In the past few days, the 23-year-old’s Formula 1 future has been publicly discussed.
After all, Schumacher has simply made too many mistakes in 2022 so far. Haas team boss Günther Steiner demands a clear increase in performance from his protégé and has made no secret of it.
“It’s not an easy situation for him and the team. It’s competitive sport and what do you have to do? Achieve! But he did the right thing, because if he had an accident again, it wouldn’t have been good,” said the South Tyrolean the race in Baku.
Before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Steiner caused a stir in an interview with “Sky”. In it, the 57-year-old complained about a “split from the outside”. Steiner particularly complained about the way his team was portrayed.
“If something is written on Monday that we did everything wrong, I have ten things about how bad Mick is,” said Steiner, who wanted to reflect public opinion from his point of view.
Ebel on Steiner: “That surprised me too”
“That surprised me too,” commented F1 connoisseur Kai Ebel on the Haas official’s choice of words on “Champ1”: “I thought to myself that you should see it in context. I find that very violent, because in As a rule, it was always the case that the team speaks one language and puts itself behind the driver.”
Steiner’s clear criticism of Schumacher “surprised” him. The Bolzano is known in Formula 1 for his open nature. “Since Netflix at the latest, I think he’s been chasing his own image as the eternally tough, swearing person. Then I ask myself how much of it is role and how much of it is Günther,” Ebel explained his assessment.
At the same time, the 57-year-old noted that he valued Steiner. Schumacher’s supervisor had tried to calm the situation at Haas in the past few days.
“You can always do something better. But we should leave the church in the village. Outside influence doesn’t help anyone,” said Steiner in the RTL / ntv interview.