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Nikita Masepin and Mick Schumacher: pretty best competitors
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In the smoldering conflict between Mick Schumacher and Nikita Masepin, team boss Günther Steiner from the Haas Formula 1 racing team has called on both drivers to exercise moderation.
“You don't have to be friends.
But on the track they have to perform for the team and learn to be tough but fair, "Steiner said before the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday (3 p.m., TV: Sky and RTL):" We'll manage it. "
Steiner sees one reason for the ongoing tension in the inferiority of the car.
“They have no one else to compete with.
That's why they focus on each other, ”said Steiner, who asked his young driver duo for another interview on Thursday.
"I believe that we are heading in a direction that should be okay and that will hopefully work for both sides," said Schumacher afterwards.
The tensions between Schumacher and Masepin had come to a head last weekend in the Netherlands.
After a conflict in qualifying, the two got dangerously close in the race at high speed.
In an attempt to overtake Schumacher at almost 300 km / h, Schumacher almost had to swerve into the pit lane, his front wing was damaged.
A similar situation had already arisen during the race in Baku.
In view of the difficult relationship between the two drivers, a joint start for Haas in the coming season is currently also problematic.
A Haas cockpit is contractually promised to a Ferrari driver, one of whom is Schumacher.
Masepin's father, Dmitri, is the team's title sponsor with his company.
A new agreement with Schumacher has not yet been finally reached, says Steiner: "We are working on it, everything is going in the right direction." Schumacher confirmed the trend in the negotiations.
You are "in the final steps".
Schumacher and Masepin may also get together again.
After all, Haas wants to attack with a significantly improved car in 2022, when new rules apply in the premier class.
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