A role as a reserve driver was not what Mick Schumacher had in mind for the 2023 F1 season.
The second generation star was seen as a major coup for Haas when he joined ahead of the 2021 campaign, with the famous surname alone inevitably raising media intrigue. But it proved a difficult two year stint, with Schumacher managing just two top-10 finishes and missing the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix last year after a high-impact crash in qualifying.
Team boss Gunther Steiner never sought to hide his discontent amid the struggles of the German driver, and duly replaced him for the new campaign with Nico Hulkenberg. And his frustrations evidently remain, having reportedly lashed out in his new book at the financial implications of Schumacher's accidents in 2022.
