Mick Schumacher has arguably had a very wavering fan following ever since he debuted in the sport in 2021. However, lately, he has been in stonking form. The British Grand Prix is a prime example of the same, where he earned his first ever Formula 1 points. But someone still believes Haas does not appreciate the quality they have within their ranks.

Former Mercedes boss Norbert Haug has shown his displeasure towards how Mick Schumacher is treated by the American Formula 1 team. This comes in light of Haas announcing that Antonio Giovinazzi will be running at two FP1 sessions in 2022. Haug told Sky Deutschland, “A driver is a race horse, not a plow horse. You have to give him courage.”

Haug believes that giving Giovinazzi the opportunity means depriving Schumacher of important mileage. “Every kilometer that a driver does not get hurts him for the race weekend.”He concluded his rant by summarizing that, “If you support a driver and give him the opportunity, then something will progress.”.

Haug believes Schumacher deserves better after matching toe-to-toe with 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton. “He was on an equal footing with a seven-time World Champion. Anyone who can do that is certainly not an untalented driver.” (translated via Google Translate).

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In all of this, the F1 silly season has become more haywire and full of pandemonium. In light of the above, one particular driver move rumor has intensified over the past few weeks.

Mick Schumacher to Alpine rumors intensify as the F1 silly season comes into its own

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has issued an ultimatum to Schumacher, whereby the only way for the German to secure a seat for 2023 with the team is if he “scores more points”. However, the Schumacher to Alpine rumors have intensified in the past weeks.

According to the watchful eyes of Instagram users, Mick Schumacher has started following Alpine CEO, Laurent Rossi. Amidst the whole Oscar Piastri/Alpine saga, it becomes safe to assume that at least some talks have transpired between the team and the driver. Further, Alpine has admitted to having an eye out on the Ferrari protege.

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How will this entire Schumacher/Haas drama unfold? Is Guenther showering some tough love on Mick or is the relationship really broken beyond repair? Haug’s analysis seems to hit the nail in the head, but will Haas be able to resolve this? Or will Schumacher secure a seat higher up the midfield? All these questions will be answered as we reach deeper into F1’s silly season.