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Haas team boss avoids commitment to Mick Schumacher

Mick Schumacher's Formula 1 future remains open.

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Haas team boss avoids commitment to Mick Schumacher

Mick Schumacher's Formula 1 future remains open. An agreement on a new contract with his Haas racing team beyond the end of the season is still not in sight. "We have no pressure. We want to make the right decision and are taking our time," said Haas team boss Günther Steiner on Thursday in the Singapore paddock: "If you have time to think about it, you usually come up with a better solution."

The choice of the second driver for 2023 alongside Kevin Magnussen cannot be postponed forever. “When there is no more knowledge gain, we are ready to make the decision. But at the moment we are still looking at things, ”said the South Tyrolean Steiner before the Grand Prix on Sunday (2 p.m., in the WELT sports ticker) in Asia.

The 23-year-old Schumacher is currently completing his second Formula 1 season, after which his contract with the Americans will expire. "We don't want to make the wrong decision," Steiner emphasized several times in a media round and gave a little insight into the reasons for the hesitation: "We want a clear vision of what we plan to do in the future. Is experience the most important thing? Is it the speed? What is important?"

Steiner did not want to give a time frame, but at least praised Schumacher for his last appearance in Monza when he finished twelfth. However, the son of record world champion Michael Schumacher is only 15th in the world championship standings after 16 of 22 races this season. "We want to see how Mick drives the next races," said Steiner. Schumacher still has six Grand Prix to offer for a contract extension. There are not many other options in the racing series, only Renault's successor team Alpine and Williams still have a free cockpit. The competition for these places is fierce.

Above all, going to the French team Alpine doesn't seem very realistic. Even if their regular driver Esteban Ocon was already advertising for his buddy Schumacher. According to media reports, there are still a large number of candidates for the second Williams cockpit after the Canadian Nicholas Latifi left after the current season. Schumacher is not one of the favorites. Options had continued to dwindle this week. Even if Schumacher's move there was rather unlikely, Alfa Romeo announced on Tuesday that the Chinese Guanyu Zhou would continue to drive for the Swiss team in the coming year, as expected.

Meanwhile, Formula 1 sports director Ross Brawn emphasized the importance of Schumacher's continued employment for the reputation of the entire racing series in Germany. It is "extremely important that Mick Schumacher continues his career in Formula 1. As fascinating and important as the technology in Formula 1 is, the kids hang posters of the heroes behind the wheel in their room," said Brawn in the Sport1 interview.

The Englishman Brawn had worked closely with Mick's father Michael at Benetton and Ferrari and was instrumental in his seven world titles. He is currently one of many advocates. But the positive comments about the impeccable behavior, the ambition and the work ethic have not helped Schumacher to a new working paper.

There are six races left this season, starting in Singapore's laundry room. The course earned this name thanks to temperatures of up to 30 degrees even at night and enormous humidity. "A lot of people say it's difficult because of the humidity, but also because of the characteristics of the track - so we'll see what we can do," said Schumacher.

In tropical conditions, the pilots face very special tasks on Sunday. Nowhere else do drivers lose so much fluid and are physically challenged so hard. Ferrari star Carlos Sainz therefore completed endurance training in the sauna before leaving.

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