It finally happened! Haas driver Mick Schumacher was finally able to score his first points in F1 at the 2022 British Grand Prix in Silverstone. The German driver finished P8 behind world champion Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.

After the race, the Haas driver revealed that he could have finished ahead of the Dutch driver without the safety car. Verstappen and Schumacher had an impressive battle for seventh, which saw both drivers going wheel to wheel to conclude the race.

“I think we might have finished ahead of Max, but in general we did the right things at the right time,” said Schumacher. [Translated by Google]

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The Red Bull driver also appreciated the battle he had with Schumacher in the concluding laps at Silverstone.

Max Verstappen analyzes his battle against Mick Schumacher

Both drivers thrilled fans watching from the grandstands lap after lap in the last moments of the Grand Prix. Verstappen was fighting hard against the German driver despite his car having significant damage. The 2021 world champion mentioned he enjoyed the battle against the Haas driver.

“It was a tough duel against Mick, that was fun. Of course that’s not what I’m here for, but when you have so many problems, such points are always very important,” said Verstappen after the race.

The Red Bull driver used some questionable defense against the German while battling for P7. Schumacher also mentioned that the stewards should look into the defense.

“Still definitely something to have a look at because he pushed me off twice there. Maybe there will be some more points in it,” said Schumacher.

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In the end, there was no investigation by the stewards into the world champion’s defense against the German driver. Nevertheless, it was thrilling to see Schumacher fighting against the best of the best in Formula One and leaving a Grand Prix with Championship points.

He certainly showed that he has the skills and the capabilities to hold his own against the likes of Verstappen. Hopefully, this was not the last time and served as proof that the Haas driver is here to stay.