After four years in which the Haas relied on the couple composed of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen, the American team changed its approach diametrically, choosing two rookies for next season, Nikita Mazepin e Mick Schumacher. From experience to youth: a decision also driven by the low level of competitiveness of the single-seater shown in recent seasons. The South Tyrolean team principal Gunther Steiner did not hide that he wanted to save on pilots training to allocate more resources to the development of the car.
Steiner: “Low-cost drivers to invest in the car”
The Grosjean-Magnussen duo, according to recent estimates, brought home 4 million euros, perfectly divided between the two. From 2021 the story will be completely different: “Mazepin brings in over $ 20 million and Schumino even without these loans, he too has a nice value. Ferrari bought the right to the Haas seat (and it did not have it, as it did in Alfa Romeo) with a more favorable treatment on the supply of power units and rear axle, moreover the Schumacher name will bring more visibility and new sponsors, with unimaginable advantages for the Haas team“, Observed the Corriere dello Sport.
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The Roman newspaper then tried to quantify the salary of the son of art: “But does Mick pay or is he paid? The one and the other. It pays in the sense that it pays for itself as we have just explained, but also receives a salary from Ferrari (around 300 thousand euros) and a percentage of the sponsors it brings, capable of doubling this figure. It will bring visibility to the usa team, will earn about 600 thousand euros“.
