Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael, lost his Haas seat to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg at the end of 2022 following a season of strugg💧les a♏nd several costly crashes. 

The 2020 F2 champion saw the “writing on the wall” after finding himself under relentless pressure, according to Steiner, who opened up about the ‘difficult’ conversation he had wi🧸th the German in an interview with . 

“I just sat down with him and explained that we needed to bring the team forward wi𒁏th an experienced driver,” Steiner sai𝔉d. 

“It is ಞpart of the job. It is not a nice thing to do. I don’t enjoy it but you just have to be professional about it.

“Dealing with a Schumacher is not꧙ easy, as you can imagine. He was 🐎grown up about it. He wasn’t happy. I would say he saw the writing on the wall. He is a clever kid. He had two years. 

“We didn’t get where we wanted to and I had to make some changes. You cannot beat upꦺ a dead horse.”

Steiner and Haas owner Gene Haas’ private criticism about Schumacher during 2022 was revealed in the latest season of Netflix’s Drive To Survive. 

Speaking at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Steiner insisted he is168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: “not ashamed” of his comments. 

“I didn’t wa🍨tch it, but I made the comments so I remember some of the things I say,” he🌠 said. 

“Obviously ‘Drive To Survive’ shows the worst and the most tricky moments. So obviously that’s what the s꧟how needs to do.

“Whatever was said, was said. I cannot take that one back and it was decided not to take it out because it yoꦇu have nothing to hide and it is what it is. I’m not ashamed of it.

“I can explain it with ‘the heat𒈔 of the moment’. As a racer you say things I wouldn’t say now. But things like this happen in racing.”