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Mick Schumacher destroys the car in training

IAt least Mick Schumacher was able to get out of his destroyed racing car unharmed, but the accident in Suzuka could have serious consequences for his future. Actually, the first practice session on the Friday before the Japanese Grand Prix was already over when the 23-year-old suddenly took off with his Haas car on the rain-soaked track during the slow-down lap and hit the boundary hard. As his team later announced, the impact was so severe that the entire chassis had to be replaced as a precautionary measure. It took so long that starting in the second practice session in the afternoon (local time) was out of the question.

“It rained more in this one piece. I didn’t see this puddle,” explained Schumacher: “As on the normal autobahn, there is this aquaplaning moment, you just don’t do anything and you’re actually just a passenger.” He quickly admitted the mistake himself: “I have that Car not placed quite where it should have been. Things like that happen.”

Schumacher is currently driving up for a new contract for the coming season. Team boss Günther Steiner actually didn’t want to see such accidents after his own mistakes. Since the son of record world champion Michael Schumacher also severely damaged the nose, the front wing, both wheel suspensions and the underbody, damage of up to half a million euros can be expected.

“That does not bother me”

However, Schumacher does not believe that the accident will affect the ongoing talks about his future. “I would be surprised if that were a criterion for extending the contract. I mean, the performance is there,” he said. He didn’t feel any more pressure after his rough departure either. “Pressure is something I’ve had to deal with for a long time, probably my whole life. That doesn’t bother me and I always want to do my best,” said Schumacher.

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