Steiner comments on ‘not very satisfactory’ Mick crash

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner had few words of encouragement after another big crash for Mick Schumacher.

During the Monaco race, Schumacher would lose control of the Haas VF-22 going into the Swimming Pool section, hitting the barrier before slamming into the Techpro, which caused the rear-end of the car to detach from the chassis.

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Fortunately, Schumacher walked away unharmed, not the first time this season that this has been said.

Back at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Schumacher smashed into the barriers during qualifying, with a similar level of damage caused to the car, but fortunately none to himself.

But with Haas now facing another major repair bill, Schumacher’s boss Steiner was not happy.

That Mick Schumacher walked away unhurt from this… #F1 #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/4j2T6OW4AJ

— PlanetF1 (@Planet_F1) May 30, 2022

“With Mick we obviously saw what happened,” Steiner said.

“It’s not very satisfactory having a big crash again. We need to see how we move forward from here.”

Schumacher is still without a point this season and in his Formula 1 career, a worrying trend since he is being outperformed by his new team-mate for 2022 Kevin Magnussen, the Danish racer making a late return for Haas after testing following Nikita Mazepin’s dismissal.

Such was the chaos of the Monaco Grand Prix, TV cameras had not picked up Magnussen retiring from the race shortly before Schumacher’s crash, making for initial confusion when he was suddenly shown trackside