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Daily Mirror
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Daniel Moxon

Mick Schumacher agrees F1 "lacks patience" as Haas admit rookies are "too expensive"

Mick Schumacher admitted the owner of the Haas team was right when he said the sport "doesn't allow" for rookies to be given time to grow.

After just two years with the team, the young German's Formula 1 career is in jeopardy. Team principal Guenther Steiner decided to replace him with the more experienced Nico Hulkenberg for 2023, leaving Schumacher without a drive for next season.

That decision came after Gene Haas, the owner, gave the impression he was against the idea of giving young drivers too much time to develop. He said in October : "In this sport, being kind of a rookie driver, the sport just doesn't allow it – it's just too expensive.

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