Mick Schumacher's performance in Mexico opened the door to his F1 exit - report

Mick Schumacher's fate at Haas may now have been sealed.

It is rumoured the small American team has decided to split with the 23-year-old German after owner Gene Haas indicated that only a late string of points-scoring results would safeguard his seat for 2023.

In Mexico, the son of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher was on course for a strong qualifying result when he cut a corner and could not get out of Q1.

When asked what boss Guenther Steiner said about the incident, Schumacher revealed: "He saw that I was fast, and he said that it was a shame."

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Mick has the pace

Mick's uncle Ralf told Sky Deutschland: "I have to agree with Mick that he has the pace.

"But such mistakes actually shouldn't happen. It happened even to Hamilton, but that shouldn't be an excuse. It's a learning process, but he has to be learning quickly.

"He was in a different world compared to his teammate, but that alone makes it more difficult for the team to make a decision," Schumacher added.

"The team is relying on him, especially with his pace."

Veteran F1 commentator Martin Brundle agrees, calling Schumacher's mistake "silly".

The latest rumour is that Haas has now definitively decided to replace Schumacher with the German veteran Nico Hulkenberg, who has been out of F1 full-time since the end of 2019.

The deal could be announced immediately before the forthcoming Brazilian GP.

It is believed Antonio Giovinazzi is no longer in the running for the seat and will instead drive a factory-prepared Ferrari in the world endurance championship.

"We will get to a decision - hopefully soon," Steiner said in Mexico. "But nothing is decided 100% yet.

"We are just going