They both once fought for every point for Haas. Today they both share the same bitter fate: they currently play no role in Formula 1! Both Mick Schumacher and his former team boss Günther Steiner had to vacate their positions.
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Fans and experts have been speculating for a long time about what the relationship between the two really is. After all, it was Steiner who kicked Schumacher out as a driver in Formula 1. The ex-Haas boss is now defending himself against the allegations, which are not getting any quieter.
Formula 1: Steiner speaks out
“That’s not true,” Steiner makes it clear in an interview with “RacingNews365”. What does he mean? The South Tyrolean refers to statements and rumors that he tried to force Schumacher out of the premier class.
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The fact is: After Mick Schumacher experienced two difficult years at Haas with few points but with many accidents, Haas and Steiner threw him out the door. Instead, the team brought Nico Hülkenberg back from early retirement. At the time, he had been without a permanent seat in Formula 1 for almost three years.
Steiner assures that he was not interested in explicitly pushing Schumacher out of the team. He also doesn’t want to let the accusation of not adequately supporting his former protégé stand.
“It will be difficult for him to find a place”
But he admits that the pairing of Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin at the time was not ideal for anyone. With two rookies, Haas paid a lot of money for accidents and damage in 2021. The two pilots couldn’t learn anything from each other. Haas remained without a point the entire year.
It would have been much better for Schumacher to have an experienced driver as a colleague. This way he could have received valuable information and help. But about the double rookie signing from 2021, Steiner says: “I did what I had to do.”
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Regarding Schumacher’s return to Formula 1, Steiner says: “It will be difficult for him to find a place, but I think it would be good because he wants to prove something.” Nevertheless, he knows just as well as the fans and Schumacher himself : It won’t be easy.
