Mick Schumacher said Kevin Magnussen, who became a teammate on the Haas F1 Team this season, feels more “comfortable” than all his teammates-Nikita Masepin.
Mick Schumacher was supposed to head for the second season with Nikita Mazepin as a partner, but due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine just before the start of the 2022 season, the Haas F1 Team is all with the Mazepin family. I broke the relationship.
The Haas F1 Team has returned Kevin Magnussen, who had been away from F1 for a year, to the team.
It is no exaggeration to say that Mick Schumacher is far more satisfied with this current dynamics than before.
“Kevin has been racing for a long time,” Mick Schumacher told Speed Week.
“He has been racing in F1 since 2014 and has been able to run different types of cars, and I am confident that his wealth of experience has helped him quickly adapt to the 2022 Haas.”
“It’s very interesting to see how Kevin approaches on the Grand Prix weekend. The way he feels from the car and what I feel, we can benefit from each other.”
“We share all the information. It’s very open regarding how the car works in different corners.”
“Then we’re working together to put together impressions and make the car even better as a result. Sometimes I’m faster, sometimes he’s faster.”
“This year my work relationship with other drivers has become more comfortable. It’s working very well. And we’re re-adjusting our expectations. Last year we had to be happy with 16th place.”
“If all goes well, we can finish in 5th place this season.”
In a preview of the F1 Australian Grand Prix, Haas F1 Team representative Guenther Steiner said the relationship between Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen contributed to a very harmonious work environment.
“I think the relationship between them is pretty good,” said Guenther Steiner.
“For Mick, he now has a reference called Kevin, and Kevin is trying to help Mick with the experience he gained from driving an F1 car for six years in his career.”
“Internally, the team has very good coordination between engineers and mechanics on both sides of the garage. It’s a very nice atmosphere at the moment.”
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