Mick: Haas well on their way to 2022 success

Mick Schumacher is confident of a “successful year” with a Haas team he believes is “on the right track” to show significant improvement.

Haas cannot fare worse than they did in 2021 when they finished the 22-race season without a point to their name, as rookie driver duo Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin endured a baptism of fire in F1.

It was pretty much what they had expected having decided not to upgrade the VF-21, instead putting all their development focus on creating what they expect to be a substantially more competitive VF-22.

Exactly how good the car will be remains open to doubt, certainly until the opening grand prix weekend in Bahrain from March 18-20, although team principal Guenther Steiner is hoping Haas can be right back in the thick of the midfield battle.

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Schumacher is also encouraged by the direction in which he thinks the team are heading.

My 2022 lid@HaasF1Team @JMD_helmets pic.twitter.com/JtCbjSlHD9

— Mick Schumacher (@SchumacherMick) February 19, 2022

“Knowing what to expect and how the season is developing is obviously helpful,” said Schumacher, quoted by Speedweek.

“There are always things you can learn, it never stops, and when the rules change so much it also affects the