‘Keep wrecking them’: Haas chief Guenther Steiner savages Mick Schumacher

Formula One is an unforgiving sport and the son of one of the greatest ever drivers has learned just how long memories are.

Haas chief Guenther Steiner has slammed Mick Schumacher over his crashes in a new book.

Schumacher raced for Haas for two years in F1 before being let go at the end of last season, The Sun reported.

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And Steiner has revealed a big reason for that was his propensity for crashing cars.

The Haas chief felt Schumacher’s mentality was off and found it increasingly difficult to justify his place in the team to Haas bosses.

He wrote in his upcoming ‘Surviving to Drive’ book: “And now we get on to Mick. Jeezoz [sic], where do I start?

“The first time a driver writes off a car in a season due to human error, you have to forget about it. It’s just one of those things and at the end of the day, s*** happens sometimes.

“The second time it happens you think ‘hang on, something’s not right here.’

“The cost and the effect it has on our chances of scoring points is one thing but what about the dangers to the driver and other people? Nobody ever mentions that.

Mick Schumacher has been slammed by his former boss. Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images

“I know I could go on about it but we have a good car this season and I’ve run out of excuses for things like this.

“‘He crashed again Guenther?’ the board will say. ‘What’s the point of having a good car when you don’t score any points and keep wrecking them?’

“What can I say to that? Nothing. Having a good car quickly turned into a double-edged sword for me and one of the main reasons for this is that we keep on f**king wrecking them, or should I say one driver does.

“The driver who hasn’t scored any points yet and who is one of only two left on the grid right now.”

Schumacher left Haas at the end of the season and signed for Mercedes as back-up to Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

This story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.

Originally published as ‘Keep wrecking them’: Haas chief Guenther Steiner savages Mick Schumacher