Schumi became a victim of the two-stop strategy in the Haas-Ferrari – like Bottas. “We’ve learned our lesson. Now we have to look ahead, »says the world champion son after his 14th place – the 27th zero in Formula 1.
The thunderstorm at the start of his teammate Magnussen and Hamilton (collision) washed him up to 6th place! Then it was Bottas who let the Germans lose the first big duel in the GP circus.
“Everything went against us. We bring both cars into the first five rows of the grid – and the yield is zero,” said team boss Steiner angrily. Because Magnussen (17th) did not recover after the pit stop and Hamilton even wanted to give up. “Stay in the car, Lewis,” radioed the box, “8th place is still there!”
After one of his best races, the Briton, who had won the last five Barcelona races, ended up in 5th place. Wolff: “If he hadn’t been 50 seconds behind, he would have been in contention for victory!”