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Ross Brawn hopes Mick Schumacher’s Formula 1 career continues – whether still at Haas or with another team. At the age of 23, Schumi junior already looks to be at a crossroads, Haas boss Guenther Steiner openly discussing in the media that the team are deliberating whether to replace him, potentially with a more experienced driver. Schumacher failing to score points in his debut campaign was no surprise considering how uncompetitive the Haas car was, but this year the German recorded back-to-back top-10 finishes in Britain and Austria. He still finds himself outscored 22-12 by team-mate Kevin Magnussen having crashed too often for Steiner’s liking in the opening third of the campaign, but has won the internal head-to-head battle in seven of the last nine races. That suggests Schumacher is responding to the challenge of knowing his future is under threat, with Steiner having highlighted a lack of consistency . Brawn will naturally side with the son of the seven-time … [Read more...] about Ross Brawn: Mick Schumacher ‘deserves to take next step’ in Formula 1 career

Yuki Tsunoda says he and AlphaTauri have reassessed their targets for the season after a difficult 2022 campaign. Having ended his rookie season by helping AlphaTauri reach sixth in the 2021 Constructors’ Championship, Tsunoda would have had every expectation that he might kick on in 2022. But the reality has been far from that. The Japanese driver is on 11 points, just under a third of what he scored in 2021, and has failed to finish in the top 10 since the sixth race of the season. It is not Tsunoda alone that is struggling and the experienced Pierre Gasly is only on 22 points so far this campaign, suggesting the problems lie with the car rather than the drivers. With six races to go , AlphaTauri will be looking back as much as they are looking forward in the Constructors’ Championship . Haas remain one point ahead while Aston Martin are eight points behind. Tsunoda admitted the team have had to lower their expectations and said a P7 finish would be a realistic … [Read more...] about Yuki Tsunoda sets out his targets for remaining six races of the F1 2022 season