Mick Schumacher was sacked by Haas under Guenther Steiner’s reign. As the German tries to make his way back to F1, Helmut Marko has come out firing shots at the former Haas team principal for treating Schumacher unfairly.
“At Haas, he was not treated fairly by Netflix superstar Guenther Steiner. That’s a fact. And once you’re out of F1, it gets difficult”, said Marko according to RacingNews365.
The Red Bull advisor explained how the German has been putting in the hard work at Mercedes’ F1 team and Alpine’s WEC program. He added, “Behind the scenes, you only hear good things about him. Toto Wolff praises him to the skies.”
Marko wasn’t the only one to slam Steiner. Wolff came out to highlight the former Haas boss’ unfair treatment. Wolff explained that the American-Italian wouldn’t have dared to treat Schumacher the way he did if his dad, Michael Schumacher was around the paddock.
Steiner explained that Mick Schumacher has the weight of the name he carries which puts a lot of pressure on him. Marko also highlighted how the German driver’s nice nature and last name are a disadvantage.
Regardless, the Red Bull advisor expanded on a couple of F1 teams being interested in Schumacher. He said, “I think Alpine and Audi are seriously considering him. I wouldn’t begrudge him, because he deserves it”. However, Steinerfeels that Alpine can get a better driver than the German.
Steiner warns Alpine against signing Schumacher amid his Audi links
With Carlos Sainz closing his deal with Williams, Alpine, and Audi are left with the task of finding their second driver. Schumacher’s name came up as a possibility. The German drivers for Alpine’s WEC team whereas Audi is looking at an all-German lineup
