Mick Schumacher crash

2022 - 10 - 8

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Guenther Steiner fuming at £450k Mick Schumacher crash "like on ... (Irish Mirror)

Schumacher's crash at the end of the first practice session at Suzuka on Friday was not his first costly smash of the year – and did little to boost his ...

"When driving back to the pits, you're not allowed to fly off... Maybe we could have gone out in FP2 for 10 minutes but that's not important, it's better to be 100% safe that the car is in good shape for tomorrow. Team chief Steiner made it clear he would be taking no chances with the car, but appeared confident that it will be ready to be driven again in FP3 on Saturday morning. "It was like aquaplaning on the motorway. It meant little running for the racer on a track where he has never driven an F1 car before, hampering his chances for the rest of the weekend. But that mission did not go to plan, as he hit some standing water and span off the track before slamming hard into a barrier.

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Mick Schumacher to switch to spare chassis after practice crash (ESPN)

Haas has switched Mick Schumacher to a spare chassis for the Japanese Grand Prix after he crashed at the end of the opening practice session at Suzuka.

"I want to do my best, so it doesn't matter what happened before and we take one thing at a time and that is now FP3 tomorrow and qualifying." The accident comes at an unfortunate time for Schumacher, whose position at Haas is under threat next year from Nico Hulkenberg. Things happen for a reason, and I don't know what the reason behind that is now, but in ten years' time I will.

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Guenther Steiner labels Mick Schumacher's FP1 crash ... (PlanetF1)

Guenther Steiner was not happy with Mick Schumacher after a "frustrating" FP1 crash left him with a damaged chassis.

“It’s the third time now. So it will be there.” “The car will be there,” said Steiner. “The whole front is broken, but we also have to change the whole chassis because we are not sure if there is a crack in it or not and you cannot take any risks with the chassis. “We just went out to do a race start to get data for Sunday and then on the way in from the race start Mick crashed the car, aquaplaned and crashed into the barrier which damaged the car quite heavily. [had to sit out the day’s second practice session](https://www.planetf1.com/news/mick-schumacher-out-fp2-chassis-japan/) as Haas made the call to change his chassis.

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Schumacher explains his Friday-ending FP1 crash, as Magnussen ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Haas had a mixed day in wet conditions at Suzuka as Mick Schumacher crashed out of FP1 and sat out the second session on Friday – where Kevin Magnussen ...

[READ MORE: ‘We’ll be starting from zero tomorrow’ – Verstappen intrigued by changeable Suzuka weather conditions](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.well-be-starting-from-zero-tomorrow-verstappen-intrigued-by-changeable.C0rEpvngxYUyaADGRrE99.html) [soaked first session at Suzuka](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp1-alonso-leads-sainz-and-leclerc-in-soaking-wet-first-practice-at-suzuka.7AAQbhR1clH0kuquOr82ZK.html) (where running was limited across the board) but crashed after the chequered flag was flown in FP1. So I’m happy for the people who came out today to watch the cars go round that there was actually a bit of running. “For intermediates sometimes it was a bit too much [water] for intermediates, but we did quite a few laps. The German driver was unhurt, but his [VF-22 suffered significant damage](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.schumacher-to-miss-second-practice-at-suzuka-after-fp1-crash-forces-chassis.5ZtSjKgOqGXDRSlqvbZcES.html) as he spun 360-degrees and clattered the barriers. “Of course, it’s not amazing; we lost some time especially in the FP2 session because we didn’t get out and drive – mainly for safety reasons and the chassis.

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'I would be surprised if that was the case': Mick Schumacher denies ... (The Indian Express)

Mick spun out late in the first practice session on Friday and severely damaged the front end of his Haas car. The shunt was bad enough for the medical car ...

As for whether he can imagine Steiner now tearing up his 2023 contract extension before it is signed, Schumacher answered: “I would be surprised if that was the case. Mick spun out late in the first practice session on Friday and severely damaged the front end of his Haas car. He followed that up with a sixth-place finish in Austria but has finished no higher than 13th since.

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Mick Schumacher causes crash stresses for Haas once again (FormulaNerds.com)

Mick Schumacher has once again caused the Haas garage some stress over a crash during the first practice session in Japan.

The rain didn’t help the German and he is devastated that he lost track time in FP2, compared to his teammate who finished in P5. In fact, when they flew off to Hungary, Schumacher [missed out on upgrades](https://www.formulanerds.com/news/steiner-schumacher-to-pay-penalty-for-crashes-in-hungary/) as a cause of the amount of money that he required his team to spend. He added, “There is nothing changed in any way, except that maybe we could have gone out in FP2 for 10 minutes, but that is not important. Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner confirmed that the German will be back on track tomorrow for FP3, but many are wondering what will happen with him long term in Formula 1. Later on, Haas confirmed that Schumacher will not be running his car in [FP2](https://www.formulanerds.com/news/japanese-grand-prix-fp2-results/). [FP1](https://www.formulanerds.com/news/japanese-grand-prix-fp1-results/).

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Mick Schumacher crashes out of practice session for Japanese ... (Daily Mail)

NATHAN SALT IN SUZUKA: Mick Schumacher's miserable season delivered its latest low as the under-pressure German crashed out in first practice ahead of the ...

The German lost control at turn 7 and and crashed in to the barriers on the track in Suzuka Mick Schumacher crashes out of the first practice ahead of Saturday's Japanese Grand Prix - Mick Schumacher crashed out of the first practice ahead of Japanese Grand Prix

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Steiner's reaction to 'self-inflicted' Schumacher F1 crash - The Race (The Race)

Haas F1 team boss Guenther Steiner has labelled Mick Schumacher's costly crash in opening practice at the Japanese GP "self-inflicted".

“In the end, it was self-inflicted. When asked if Steiner would issue his driver with a telling off, he replied: “No. “The spray you can see, there was water before.

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Mick Schumacher doubts his Suzuka crash will be a 'factor' in ... (PlanetF1)

Mick Schumacher would be "surprised" if his Suzuka practice crash had any bearing on his Haas contract talks.

[Constructors’ Championship](https://live.planetf1.com/standings), ahead of AlphaTauri but tied with them on 34 points. “All teams will have a spare chassis at a grand prix for this instance, but with just a handful of races remaining Haas will have to make another one to have a spare for the future,” he explained. “At this stage, especially if you are Haas and you’re on a smaller budget compared to some of the other teams, not every team is running up to the limit and Haas is one that wants to try save a little bit of budget at this season. “They are going to have to dig deeper to fund a new chassis just to make sure they can race throughout all the next grands prix if there was another accident.” “It’s going to eat into the budget, eat into the time, and it’s all just a little unnecessary. Schumacher is out of contract with Haas at the end of this season, Guenther Steiner making it well known that he’s looking at all the options available to Haas including Daniel Ricciardo and super sub Nico Hulkenberg.

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