Ferrari junior Mick Schumacher scored points for the second time in a row at the Red Bull Ring. Afterwards, the German spoke about the pressure he also felt thanks to Haas team boss Günther Steiner.
In the Spielberg sprint it was not enough for Mick Schumacher to score points, but on Sunday the German made it across the finish line in sixth place and was therefore able to celebrate fresh World Championship points in the second race in a row. The many duels he fought on the way to his second top 10 result also put him in a good mood.
“It was a lot of fun, we had to fight our way through, which sometimes you don’t want to do, but this year it was a great experience to also be able to show what we’re really capable of out there,” summarized the Haas driver with the colleagues from “Sky Sports F1”. And he revealed: The pressure that team boss Günther Steiner had increased over the past few weeks contributed to the about-face.
“As an athlete, you want that pressure, because that’s what fires you up and makes you go fast. In a way, that’s true, so I was able to score my first championship points at Silverstone. I needed that to set off fireworks,” added the 23-year-old proudly.
His teammate Kevin Magnussen was also praised in this respect. “Kevin had a great start to the season and I think that motivated me too. Because of course we are also opponents and everyone wants to do well for themselves. But Kevin gave me different ways and ideas on how to approach a race weekend and a race in particular. And I think we push each other and try to grow together with the team.”
“We are all going in the right direction,” Schumacher also gave his team a good report. “We scored points at Silverstone and here too. We could have scored points in the sprint too and that shows we’re on an uptrend that hopefully will continue. I hope we can do that well again before the summer break in Le Castellet and Budapest before we can have a strong second half of the season with the update afterwards.”
Austrian GP, Red Bull Ring
01. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, 1:24:24,312 h
02. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, +1,532 sec
03. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +41,217
04. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +58,972
05. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +68,436
06. Mick Schumacher (D), Haas, +1 lap
07. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +1 Round
08. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1 Round
09. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), McLaren, +1 lap
10. Fernando Alonso (L), Alpine, +1 Runde
11. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +1 Runde
12. Alexander Albon (T), Williams, +1 Runde
13. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, +1 Runde
14. Guanyu Zhou (RC), Alfa Romeo, +1 Runde
15. Pierre Gasly (F), AlphaTauri, +1 Round
16. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, +1 Runde
17. Sebastian Vettel (D), Aston Martin, + Round
Out
Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, engine failure
Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams, damaged underbody
Sergio Perez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, Kollisionsschäden
Drivers’ Championship (after 11 of 22 races)
01. Verstappen 208 points
02. Leclerc 170
03. Pérez 151
04. Sainz 133
05. Russell 128
06. Hamilton 109
07. Norris 64
08. Bottas 46
09. Ocon 52
10. Alonso 29
11. Magnussen 22
12. Ricciardo 17
13. Gasly 16
14. Vettel 15
15. Schumacher 12
16. Tsunoda 11
17. Zhou 5
18. Albon 3
19. Stroll 3
20. Latif 0
21. Nico Hülkenberg (D) 0
Booth Constructors Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 359 Punkte
02. Ferrari 303
03. Mercedes 237
04. McLaren 81
05. Alpine 81
06. Alfa Romeo 51
08. Haas 34
08. AlphaTauri 27
09. Aston Martin 18
10. Williams 3