“This time it was a slightly worse weekend,” Ralf Schumacher slams Mick Schumacher for his mistakes at the Imola GP

Mick Schumacher has the most renowned name in the world of motorsport attached to his. The expectations that come with it are endless and the young driver is certainly aware of that. Out in Imola, Mick Schumacher had a pleasant start to his weekend by qualifying in P12. Later in the sprint race, The German driver capitalised on the HAAS car’s pace by grabbing the P10 spot for Sunday. This had put Mick in the prime position to grab his maiden points of the season and his career in Formula 1.

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The Imola Grand Prix did not pan out the way the German would have hoped. Mick Schumacher got off the line pretty well and had a brilliant start, but managed to touch the wet gravel and spun into side of Fernando Alonso’s Alpine. This tumbled the HAAS driver down the order and turned a great start into sorrow. Mick Schumacher managed to spin his VF-22 for the second time later in the race by pushing the limits to cover the lost ground and recover his race.

Mick Schumacher In Pursuit of Maiden Points

The HAAS driver, Mick Schumacher has shown potential by winning the Formula 2 championship and has been also linked as future Ferrari driver. On his performance out in Imola, Mick commented “I pushed hard to make up time, and even if I hadn’t lost the car in the chicane, it wouldn’t have changed my position. It sucks because of course I want to finish in the points and fight with the top guys. We had the car for it today, but once things start going wrong, it’s like an avalanche”.

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An unfortunate spin in the opening corner wrecked @SchumacherMick's hopes for points today in Imola ??#HaasF1 #ImolaGP pic.twitter.com/m3HZ0iCfmM
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Mick Schumacher’s uncle Ralf Schumacher analysed his performance by saying “I think he just has to review the whole weekend. It’s fair to say that most of the time he was a little behind Magnussen’s performance. This time it was a slightly worse weekend. If you start from a point position, lose control of the car twice and finish second to last, you can’t call it a good race.”

The driver in only his second season in Formula 1 realises that he has a lot of opportunities that lie ahead. Mick Schumacher further said that “I’m waiting for the good moments now.” The talent that Mick Schumacher possesses, it won’t be long before he earns his first points and has his name in Formula 1’s history books.

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