Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher ‘Will Spin Again’: Haas Boss Guenther Steiner


Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher ‘Will Spin Again’: Haas Boss Guenther Steiner

Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher

The Haas team surely did not have the best of the experience in the season opener in Bahrain. With both their drivers spinning on the track, team boss Guenther Steiner came out to protect them. Nikita Mazepin spun during the opening laps, whereas Mick Schumacher met the same fate but managed to finish the race at the 16th spot. 

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Having said that, team principal Guenther Steiner stated that both their rookie drivers would have learned from their mistakes over the race weekend. He hopes they can achieve something better in Imola and backed both his drivers with ample of support after a disappointing season opener.

Guenther Steiner defends Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher 

Guenther Steiner said, “I think when you fight, they need to learn this fighting. I think both of them went on to the throttle too harsh. You know, and they then went on the kerb or something like this.” 

He added, “And it’s just, you know, these cars are so powerful, and when the torque kicks in, you get a kick and you cannot recoup them anymore. So I think this is down to making the experience. I do not think that they will do that again.” 

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“They will spin again, but not in the way they did [in Bahrain]. This was a new experience, in a race, you know, trying to fight with other cars, and sometimes to be a little bit too optimistic.” Steiner concluded. 

Interestingly, in the post-race interview, Steiner said, “Yeah, he was pretty beat up. I just said to him to keep his head up and keep ongoing. For sure it’s not ideal what happened, but it happened.” 

He added, “He was pushing, he wanted to push. His race on Sunday wasn’t long so he wasn’t over-motivated for a long time, because he only made it to Turn 3. For sure, he overdid it. But as I said before, he doesn’t feel great about it – the opposite, he feels bad about it.” 

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