Pressure is mounting on Mick Schumacher in his bid to retain a Formula 1 seat after the youngster crashed heavily during the Monaco Grand Prix.
The son of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher had a frightening moment when he lost control navigating the high-speed Swimming Pool chicane on lap 27 and rammed his Haas into the barriers, splitting his car in two.
Schumacher emerged from the wreckage unscathed and attributed the crash to running 10 centimetres too wide.
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The 23-year-old’s Monaco failure followed a brutal high-speed crash during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying that put him in hospital.
Haas boss Gunther Steiner was clearly irritated with Schumacher after the Monaco Grand Prix.
“It’s not very satisfactory having a big crash again,” Steiner said.
“We need to see how we move forward from here.”
Steiner had already warned before the Monaco Grand Prix that his patience with Schumacher was wearing thin.
“You don’t have forever in Formula 1,” Steiner said.
“There is a queue of drivers who want to drive there.
“I am sure he is aware nobody is waiting for him.
“He’s working very hard at it, but it’s very difficult. This formula is not an easy business.”
Schumacher is in the final season of a two-year Formula 1 deal with Haas.
He finished second-last out of the full-time drivers in 2021 and is in the same position after the opening seven rounds of this season.
“Obviously it’s very annoying,” Schumacher said of his crash in Monaco.
“In terms of pace we were definitely there; it’s just a matter of keeping it on track and I was unfortunately unable to do that.
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“The pace felt strong and it felt like we were able to attack and push.
“Unfortunately we just ended up being a bit too wide, which was maybe a matter of 10 centimetres at the end, and that’s enough to lose all grip you thought you had.
“Unfortunately the result is as it happened.”
Haas had a terrible weekend in inclement conditions in Monaco, with Kevin Magnussen also recording a DNF.
Magnussen retired due to a power-unit problem shortly before Schumacher’s crash.
The next grand prix will be held in Azerbaijan over the second weekend of June.
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