“Prefer Being Thrown Into the Cold Water at Times” – Mick Schumacher on Unfortunate Spotlight at Haas F1

The Haas F1 Team had a disastrous 2021 campaign as they were a permanent presence in the last spot in the constructors’ standings. The team let go of their entire driver line-up in the 2020 season and brought in two rookies as replacements. F2 stars Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin donned the Haas outfit for 2021 replacing Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen.

On a grid dominated by multiple seasoned drivers, it is rare for a rookie to perform exceptionally. While Schumacher managed his way into Q2 on over one occasion, Mazepin couldn’t find his way beyond Q3 for the entire season. In terms of raw pace, Haas was a little off compared to other teams and they could not find a solution throughout the 2021 campaign.

German driver Mick Schumacher burst onto the scene as potentially the next big thing in F1. He won the 2020 F2 series finishing ahead of Yuki Tsunoda and Nikita Mazepin. However, it didn’t turn out to be a total fiasco for the young gun. Though there were some instances where Schumacher projected what he is capable of, it was Haas’ failures that kept him in the spotlight, mostly.

Mick Schumacher wants to be in the spotlight for being competitive

At the end of 22 race starts, Schumacher is still searching for his first F1 point. This pretty much sums up the tough rookie season he had with the team, arguably the lowest ever for Haas itself in F1. The American team was mostly in the spotlight for DNFs, engine issues, and crashes and rarely for outperforming the limits of the car.

While talking to F1 website Crash.net, Mick Schumacher said that he would much rather have the spotlight while competing for points than be free of its pressure for unfortunate reasons. “I would say, no. I would say I would rather be in the points and be there fighting for it. Maybe it’s more pressure, maybe it’s more difficult but I for sure would prefer being thrown into the cold water at times and trying to prove myself in that way,” said Schumacher when asked if being out of the spotlight helped him.

“It’s more out there because you’ll be more in the pictures, you’ll be more on TV and people will talk more about you. In the position that we’re in right now, unfortunately, we have to get onto the TV in other ways. That’s by usually completely out-performing our car, or unfortunately sometimes when bad things happen,” added the German.

On the bright side, Schumacher believes that the growth of the 2022 car is moving in the right direction. Moreover, the Ferrari team announced him as the reserve driver and fans would love to see him in red. Hopefully, it will be soon enough.

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