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Guenther Steiner says Haas could be looking at a million-dollar repair bill after Mick Schumacher’s crash in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Schumacher was pushing to try and cement a place in Q3 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, for which he had been on course when he hit the wall at the exit of Turn 10.
There was a heavy impact with the barrier at Turn 11 and the car then careered down the track to Turn 12, where it finally came to rest.
Fortunately, although his condition had immediately been unclear, the German driver was uninjured, but he was still taken to hospital for precautionary checks.
Ruled out of the race by his team the same night, Schumacher said the next day he felt physically able to have taken part in the grand prix but the damage to his car was such that a rebuild was not viable.
Steiner, the Haas team principal, has explained the financial implications of the accident, which was far from ideal considering events in eastern Europe meant they no longer have the funding from their former title sponsor.
“I think the cost is pretty high because all the suspension is gone, except the front left,” said Steiner, quoted by Motorsport.com. “I think there is still something on there. The rest is just carbon powder.
“I don’t know money-wise but between gearbox, the whole bodywork is gone,