Guenther Steiner would have treated Mick differently if Michael Schumacher was around - Toto Wolff
After two seasons, Haas dropped Schumacher in favour of veteran driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg.
Haaꦗs’ frustration with Schumacher was apparent throughout 2022 with his number of high-profile shunts handing the team a hefty damage bill.
Schumacher’s strained relationship with Haas was apparent in the latest season of Netflix documentary Drive to Survive, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Steiner seen call🐲ing team oജwner Gene Haas about the German driver.
Mick is the son of seven-time world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Schumacher, who hasn’✃t beenꦗ seen publicly since his skiing accident in 2013.
For F1 2023, Schumacher is now Mercedes’ test and reserve driver, acting as a stand-in should either 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 be unable to race.
Schumacher’s new boss - Wolf♔f - reckons Haas’ treatment of the 24-year-old would have ♛been very different if Michael “accompanied his son” during his two years with the American outfit,
"I can only say that his parents did nothing wrong in bringing him up," Wolff told Blick.
"And I claim that if Michael had accompanied his son 🔴during the two Haas years, Steiner would not have dared to treat Mick like that!"
"If one of our drivers gets Covid or gets injured, Mick will be in the Mercedes! Period, end of discu𒁃ssion!"
Wolff confirmed Mercedes are planning on giving Schumacher a test🃏 outing in a previous gen𝓰eration of F1 car.
"We’r🤡e trying to get an old car read🐎y for him as soon as possible,” he added.
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