Herbert: Mick Schumacher begins to show character

Mick Schumacher is gaining confidence and has earned points in two races in a row, also on very difficult tracks – at Silverstone and at the Red Bull Ring. Johnny Herbert, a former Formula 1 driver and now Sky Sports pundit, had no doubts that Mick was no longer the inexperienced driver who made his Haas debut in the winter of 2021.

It’s worth recalling that Herbert was once Michael Schumacher’s partner at Benetton and knows firsthand what Mika’s father was like in 1995 – already in the status of reigning world champion.

“Mick learned from accidents in Saudi Arabia and Monaco. An incident like that at the track in Jeddah can teach a lot, it’s such a bad experience that contributes to the development of a young rider, says Herbert. “I think he has improved a lot in recent weeks.

It is also very important to change the atmosphere within Haas, because it clearly felt that the team leader Günther Steiner made it clear: “Man, you are running out of time, it is time to show the results.”

And now we see these results, and Mick showed them under a lot of pressure. In this regard, I would like to draw attention to one important detail: during the sprint in Austria, Mick believed that he was faster than his partner and told the team about it. And after the finish, he was angry that Haas wouldn’t allow him to switch positions with Kevin Magnussen.

I think that little by little such qualities of his father, Michael Schumacher, as aggression, sporting anger, impatience, are beginning to appear in him – in fact they are necessary for every racer. If something doesn’t go your way, you need to talk about it. I love it, and Mick is slowly starting to show his real character.