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Mick Schumacher needs to turn his season around fast

Max Verstappen is top of the pile after seven rounds of the 2022 season, but that is not significant to him at this stage.

The defending World Champion did not enjoy a great start to the campaign, retiring twice while running P2.

But aside from those misfortunes, every other round so far has produced a podium finish with Verstappen winning the Saudi Arabian, Emilia Romagna, Miami and Spanish Grands Prix before finishing P3 at the most recent outing in Monaco.

Those results have seen Verstappen completely reverse his fortunes in the Drivers’ Championship in rapid fashion, the Red Bull driver now sitting atop the field with a nine-point lead over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

Verstappen currently is in prime position to become a two-time World Champion, but is not yet paying attention to his position in the standings.

Instead, at this stage he says it is all about having the car performance to sustain these results.

“I think it doesn’t really matter where you are in the championship versus second,” he said, quoted by F1i.com.

“It’s more about what you have in the