Uncle Ralph criticizes Netflix boss Schumacher

Mick Schumacher– shouted the uncle Haas the boss Gunther Steiner and team boss Gene Haas as uncertainty over the 23-year-old German’s place in 2023 remains.

Nico Hulkenberg He is believed to be close to replacing Schumacher next year, while another candidate – Ferrari‘s Antonio Giovinazzi – led Haas in Friday practice in Austin.

The Italian crashed instantly.

“I apologize to the team, but the main problem was the wind,” Giovinazzi was quoted as saying by Sky Deutschland.

When asked if he had thrown away his best chance to succeed Schumacher in 2023, he insisted: “I don’t think one thing matters.”

However, team owner Gene Haas says his biggest complaint with Schumacher this year is that all his crashes have “cost a fortune”.

Team boss Steiner agrees, insisting Haas needs more consistency from its drivers.

“We have to see what we want in the future,” he said after Giovinazzi’s crash in Austin.

“We can’t keep making these little mistakes that hold us back over and over again in the development of the team. Then we will never make progress.”

On Friday, Schumacher took to the paddock at the Autodrome of America wearing a Gunther Steiner-themed T-shirt as a tribute to his boss, who became the star of the Netflix series Drive to Survive.

Mika’s uncle Ralph, however, was scathing when asked about Steiner’s recent comments that Haas should benefit from better consistency.

“I don’t know if he means the drivers or the team,” the former F1 driver told Sky Deutschland. “I don’t understand what it’s supposed to mean.

“Maybe he should have listened to his interviews, then he would have noticed that too. Because the team itself, apart from him and his boss, is doing a decent job.

“Both riders in the team are doing a good job now and I think it would be good for Haas to follow them.

“And if you’re so critical of the riders, maybe use some self-criticism. This is Formula 1, not Netflix.”

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