Mick Schumacher (Haas) will miss the second free practice of the following F1 Japan GP by having suffered a big crash following the checkered flag of FP1.
Schumacher slipped his foot at the exit of the Dunlop corner and crashed into the barrier following the hands of the clock indicated the end time. The VF-22 suffered great damage, including damage to the front suspension. He complained of aquaplaning.
Haas has announced Schumacher will miss FP2, which has been extended to 90 minutes, following the accident necessitated a monocoque replacement.
This is the second time this season that Schumacher has crashed his car and replaced the chassis following Monaco. Fortunately there were no injuries, but an unnecessary accident in the midst of rumors regarding the loss of the seat might affect his career in the future.
Team boss Guenther Steiner has publicly expressed his frustration following the crash in Monaco that cost him a lot of extra money with the loss of both gearbox and chassis.
Haas are expected to choose between keeping Schumacher for 2023 or signing a new contract with Nico Hulkenberg.
Hulkenberg, who is currently a reserve driver for Aston Martin, last participated in F1 full-time three years ago in 2019, but Haas is a team that can see a tendency to prefer veteran drivers with excellent cost performance, and is a leading team. considered a candidate.
“Nico can’t crash because he’s not racing, but Mick can. It’s all up to Mick,” Sky Sports commentator Jenson Button said of Schumacher’s crash.
