Steiner: Schumacher contract for 2023 was not discussed

We talked about the fact that there is no certainty with Mick Schumacher’s contract for 2023, and the point is not just that Haas F1 is in no rush to extend it – according to Gunther Steiner, the driver himself has not yet tried to predict the prospects. discuss for further cooperation.

In an interview with RacingNews365, the head of the US team bluntly stated that he was not aware of Schumacher’s plans, who were rumored to be not against moving to Aston Martin to replace Sebastian Vettel, but they gave the prefer to sign a contract. with Fernando Alonso.

“I don’t know at all what Mick is doing and we haven’t talked to him about a contract for next year yet,” said Steiner. “He hasn’t talked to us about it, and we haven’t talked to him either. I would like to understand what is happening.

This whole Aston Martin story went really fast so nobody had time to think about it, but there were rumors that Mick could replace Vettel. However, this option quickly disappeared. And we don’t pay attention to what others do.”

Steiner also confirmed that all decisions regarding Mick Schumacher’s partnership with Haas F1 will be taken jointly with Ferrari and cannot be unilateral. In any case, the team must decide before the end of the European leg of the season, whose last race, the Italian Grand Prix, is scheduled for September 11.

Steiner also commented on the conflict situation, centered on Alpine F1 reserve driver Oscar Piastri: “The fact that Fernando is negotiating with Aston Martin following Vettel’s decision to retire was no big secret and it didn’t surprise me.

But everyone thought of Piastri as an Alpine driver, they raised him, helped him reach this level, so I was sure that after Fernando left, he would drive for this team in Formula 1. I don’t think we know everything about this story, but personally I don’t have any detailed information about it.”