Mick Schumacher chose the nickname “King of accidents” after a series of rejections last season, and Günter Steiner (head of Haas) explained why he did not renew the contract with the son of the legendary Michael Schumacher.

Mick Schumacher, taken out of a dusty car in an MP from Saudi ArabiaPhoto: ANTONIN VINCENT / AFP / Profimedia

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Gunther Steiner criticized Mick Schumacher: “It’s just ridiculous”

Criticized for the way he handled Mick’s situation during his two seasons with the American team, Steiner voiced his displeasure on the popular Netflix series Drive to Survive, and now he has revealed that the German driver’s accidents cost Haas two million euros.

Steiner says he still cannot explain Schumacher’s crash in free practice before the Japanese Grand Prix, for which Haas paid $700,000. Mick also had big problems in races in Saudi Arabia and Monaco.

“I don’t regret what you see (not in the series), I wasn’t an actor, I manage a team and I said what I had to say.

It happened on the damn starting lap, yes it was very wet, but everyone got the car to the pits. How many people could I hire with $700,000? And now where to get that money?

I can’t have a driver who isn’t confident they can drive safely on a slow lap. It’s bloody funny” – Gunter Steinerquoted by Marca.

Toto Wolff defends Mick Schumacher

Toto Wolff (Mercedes boss) was concerned by Steiner’s claims and stated that Schumacher would stand in for his team if there were any recalls due to Covid or other issues (Mick is the reserve driver).

“With Michael Schumacher in the pits, Steiner wouldn’t have dared to treat Mick like that. I think, and this worries me the most, that if my brother had been there, Steiner would have behaved differently, that would have been enough” – Toto Wolff.

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Formula 1, rating of pilots

1 Max Verstappen (RedBull) 69 points

2 Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 54

3 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 45

4 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 38

5 Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari) 20

6 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 20

7 George Russell (Mercedes) 18

8 Lando Norris (McLaren) 8

9 Nico Hulkenberg (HAAS) 6

10 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 6

11 Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 4

12 Esteban Ocon (Alpiyskiy) 4

13 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 4

14 Pierre Gasly (Alpisky) 4

15 Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) 2

16 Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 1

17 Kevin Magnussen (HAAS) 1

18 Alexander Albon (Williams) 1

19 Logan Sargent (Williams) 0

20 Nick De Vries (AlphaTauri) 0

Formula 1, rating of constructors

1 RedBull 123 points

2 Aston Martin 65s

3 Mercedes 56

4 Ferrari 26s

5 McLaren 12s

6 Alpine 8

7 HAAS 7

8 Alfa Romeo 6

9 AlphaTauri, Williams 1.

Formula 1 season calendar for 2023

March 5: Bahrain – victory for Max Verstappen

March 19: Saudi Arabia – victory for Sergio Perez

April 2: Australia – victory for Max Verstappen

April 30: Azerbaijan / Baku

May 7: Miami

May 21: Emilia-Romagna / Imola

May 28: Monaco

June 4: Spain / Barcelona

June 18: Canada / Montreal

July 2: Austria / Spielberg

July 9: Great Britain / Silverstone

July 23: Hungary / Budapest

July 30: Belgium / Spa-Francorchamps

August 27: Netherlands / Zandvoort

September 3: Italy / Monza

September 17: Singapore / Marina Bay

September 24: Japan / Suzuka

October 8: Qatar / Losail

October 22: USA / Austin

October 29: Mexico / Mexico City

November 5: Brazil / Sao Paulo

November 18: Las Vegas

November 26: Abu Dhabi / Yas Marina.