Steiner’s Haas team decided to drop Schumacher in favour of veteran driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg.

While Schumacher did make steady progress throughout the season, the number o💃f big shunts irked Steiner and owner Gene Haas.

As a result, the German didn’t retain his seat for F1 2023.

Instead, Schumacher will act as Mercedes’ reserve driver, acting as a stand-in for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton or 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.

The role was vacant after 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries secured a full-time seat with AlphaTauri, while Stof𓃲fel Vandoorne is Aston Martin’s⛦ reserve driver.

Speaking to RTL, Steiner believes Schumacher can follow de Vries’ path of using the opportunity of reserve driver as a route back into F𝔍🐻1.

“I think he is in a good position with⭕ Mercedes. Mercedes has many sibling teams,” Steiner said.

“[D💎e Vries] jumped in at Williams and got a regular cockpit a♉t AlphaTauri through this route.

“[Schumacher is] in a good po𒉰sition. I hope for no driver’s sake that he can’t drive. But if there is a possibility, Mick can sit in and drive.

“Sometimes one step back is two steps forward. He’s ꦕput himself in a good posꦺition with a team where he has the best chance for a regular cockpit in the future.”

Reflecting on the🎉 decision to ditch Schumacher, Steiner believes it was simply part of what happens in F1.

“That just happens in life. You 💛break up often and that’s why it doesn’t mean that you break up in a fight,” Stein💛er added.

“In the end, we both played with open cards and that’s why I belꦜieve we still talk to each other and greet each other.”