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The former Haas Ferrari driver’s two previous races ended in the wall within about 100 days after two horrific crashes.
“I’m Sorry, I’m Sorry”
At the premiere in December 2021, Schumi raised the red flag after ten laps of the snake-shaped street circuit in the most controversial race on the calendar! The race had to be restarted later. Hamilton won in a Mercedes.
“Sorry guys, sorry. My mistake,’ Schumacher said sheepishly over the radio to the pits. Somehow Crash-Schumi was born on that December 5th. But that didn’t bother me too much. Yes. Team boss Günther Steiner even believed that his prominent driver would be capable of the world title in the future.
Even briefly in the hospital
That changed in March 2022 when Schumi even had to give up for the second run of the year in Jeddah. Of course he had no car at all – because in qualifying he had destroyed his number 47 again! “I’m sorry.” The old song – and this time he even had to go to the hospital for an examination.
What happened? A few minutes before the end of the second part of qualifying (Schumi was in 9th place) he again lost control of the Haas and crashed into the Tecpro walls. World champion Verstappen: “This slope is dangerous. Fortunately, it was defused before 2023!”
Haas speaks of 9 million
This time the mood in the team was deplorable as the car could not be repaired on site. And we remember: two months later, in Monte Carlo, Schumi cut his toys in half after the pool.
The canvas between Haas and the Schumi clan was cut. The calculation behind the scenes for two years of learning was easy: nine million dollars.
Schumi still without a Mercedes lap
Now the son of the world champion hopes that after many hours in the simulator he can finally drive his first laps in the Mercedes W14. That will be in a Friday practice sometime in 2023. Probably in Europe, so that people can respond to an incident.
Of course, the 43-time GP starter will no longer be allowed to participate in the youth tests on Friday (each team must again enter two drivers this season).
Steiner deals with the book
Incidentally, the book by team boss Günther Steiner (58) will be released on April 20: “Survival to drive!” (survive to drive). The South Tyrolean wants to end his craziest year and says today: “We are a normal team again.”
Hopefully, peace will return to the quarrel with the German pay-TV channel Sky (where Schumi’s uncle Ralf works). Phrases like “You don’t trample a dead horse!” no one wants to hear.
Leclerc ten penalties
Bad news for Ferrari fans. Leclerc, who got stuck with an engine problem at the start of the World Cup in Bahrain, has to return ten starting places on Sunday. The Monegasse gets a new central control unit.
Source : Blick
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