Mick Schumacher did his chances of a new Haas contract no help at Interlagos by qualifying dead last for the sprint race.Even worse for the 23-year-old German, his Haas teammate Kevin Magnussen stunned the Formula 1 world by achieving his and the team's first-ever pole position - helped by the late rain in Q3.Even Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko had to admit it was an impressive feat for the experienced Dane."Magnussen took the chance, came out first and did a flawless lap," he said."Max (Verstappen) made a mistake in turn 8, which cost five-tenths (of a second); otherwise, that would have been enough."??????????
pic.twitter.com/anqHnkFpmbAn easy winHowever, Marko is confident Verstappen will easily win."It doesn't matter whether the road is dry or wet," he said."Max has to be careful, because we've seen in the past that Magnussen is also capable of crazy things.
We saw in Singapore that he is an unpleasant opponent in a duel."Max will go for it, but without too much risk. I think he will take the victory in the sprint."Haas boss Gunther Steiner was obviously delighted with Magnussen's pole - and less impressed with Schumacher's dead-last 20th place."In my opinion, when he drove out, he was a bit too hesitant to drive a lap," the 57-year-old said, amid rumours he is poised to announce that Nico Hulkenberg will replace Schumacher for 2023."I haven't talked to Mick about qualifying yet, but he immediately came to me and congratulated me."No Plan BSteiner hinted in Brazil that an announcement should be made in the few days before next weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi GP.Schumacher said at Interlagos: "I don't have a plan B.