Mick ‘not afraid of fighting anybody out there’

Taking on Lewis Hamilton at the Austrian Grand Prix, Mick Schumacher says he learned valuable lessons in a “really special” fight.

After his late-race battle with Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix, a race in which Schumacher scored his first-ever F1 points, the Haas driver found himself up against Hamilton in Austria.

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Lining up seventh and ninth on the sprint race grid respectively, Schumacher spent several laps defending against the seven-time World Champion, a battle he would lose on the penultimate lap.

A day later he was in for round two, this time Schumacher the one to make a pass as he overtook Hamilton early in the grand prix after the Mercedes driver made a small mistake.

It was enough for Schumacher to pounce but 10 laps later it was Hamilton’s turn, the Brit passing the German through Turn 8.

“The main thing that I learned is everybody is human and everybody makes mistakes,” Schumacher said of his tussle with the 103-time grand prix winner.

“Everybody is under pressure [and] sometimes it gets to a point where they do make mistakes.

“So, that’s important for me to know that, and not be afraid of fighting anybody out there.”

Hamilton Schumacher

After their epic duel during #F1Sprint on Saturday, they were at it again on Sunday! #AustrianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Jdk0vOjEBR

— Formula 1 (@F1) July 11, 2022

Hamilton ultimately pulled clear, taking the chequered flag in