Haas F1 is in no rush to renew the contract with Mick Schumacher and it is not a fact that they are continuing the partnership with the seven-time world champion’s son. Gunther Steiner, head of the US team, set a condition: Mick must earn more points. However, how much time he gives his rider is not specified.
Meanwhile, there were rumors in the press that in the days of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Steiner sent a message to Daniel Ricciardo asking: Can you count on the services of an Australian in 2023?
Ricciardo is expected to have to say goodbye to McLaren, despite the fact that his contract runs until 2023, and it is rumored that the driver’s management is already in talks with the Woking team about the amount of the penalty for early termination. the current agreement.
McLaren wants Oscar Piastri to become Lando Norris’s new teammate next season. According to Crash.net, paying Ricciardo a fee and inviting young promising Piastri to McLaren is cheaper than continuing to pay Daniel in 2023 as much as his contract provides.
But Riccardo’s services can be of interest to more than just Haas. As Fernando Alonso moves to Aston Martin, there will be a vacancy in Alpine F1 that the works Renault team expected to offer to Piastri, their reserve driver, but he declined to continue the partnership. Apparently his contract with McLaren has already been signed as a result of some behind-the-scenes manoeuvres, but in any case the situation is ambiguous and the FIA Contract Recognition Council will deal with it.
If everything develops according to a scenario favorable to McLaren, Piastri will still replace Riccardo and will be given free agent status and will be free to accept any team’s offer. Alpine may well be such a team, especially since Daniel has already played for it in 2019-2020.
As for the Haas F1, it will likely be difficult for them to agree to Riccardo’s financial requests. Experts say he earns more than £12 million per season at McLaren and ranks among the top five highest-paid Formula 1 drivers in terms of compensation. There are doubts as to whether the US team can afford to invite a pilot of this level.
Source: F1 News
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