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Longtime Schumacher companion Ecclestone on Mick: "If Michael were here..."

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Longtime Schumacher companion Ecclestone on Mick: "If Michael were here..." Created: 06/24/2022, 12:58 p.m By: Christoph Klaucke Mick Schumacher has to put up with harsh criticism in Formula 1. Now a former companion of his father Michael jumps to his side. Munich – Mick Schumacher is not having an easy time in his second season in Formula 1. After a year of training in the defeated Haas, he h


Longtime Schumacher companion Ecclestone on Mick: "If Michael were here..."

Created: 06/24/2022, 12:58 p.m

By: Christoph Klaucke

Mick Schumacher has to put up with harsh criticism in Formula 1.

Now a former companion of his father Michael jumps to his side.

Munich – Mick Schumacher is not having an easy time in his second season in Formula 1. After a year of training in the defeated Haas, he has a competitive car this season.

However, the first points should still not work.

Instead, the 23-year-old caused some accidents.

Schumacher had to put up with harsh criticism.

His own team boss Günther Steiner even counted him publicly, and there was speculation that he would be kicked out early.

In these difficult times, Mick could of course use the support of his father Michael Schumacher.

Unfortunately, the seven-time world champion is unable to do so after his skiing accident more than eight years ago.

A longtime companion of Schumacher is sure that the situation would be different if Schumi were still the old man.

Mike Schumacher

Born: March 22, 1999 (age 23), Genolier, Switzerland

Team: Haas F1

Formula 1 races: 30 (as of June 24)

WM-Points: 0

Michael Schumacher: Bernie Ecclestone wishes Mick his father as a helper

“If Michael were here, he would show Günther where to go.

That would help a lot," said Bernie Ecclestone in an interview with RTL/ntv.

The Briton knows Michael Schumacher from his many years as Formula 1 boss and regrets the absence of his father at the side of the young racing driver.

Michael Schumacher closely accompanied his son Mick on his first steps as a racing driver.

Mick Schumacher publicly regretted the fact that his father can no longer be there as an advisor since his tragic skiing accident.

There would be so much to talk about.

"I would give up anything just for that," he said in a Netflix documentary.

Michael Schumacher had a serious accident while skiing in the French Alps in 2013.

The record world champion is still recovering from the severe craniocerebral trauma he suffered when he fell on a rock, isolated from the public with his family.

Details about the health of the 53-year-old are not known.

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Michael Schumacher and Bernie Ecclestone know each other well from their time together in Formula 1. © Oliver Multhaup/dpa

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Mick is currently in a difficult situation, judged Ecclestone.

"If he upsets the team and they kick him out, then the question becomes, is another team willing to take him on?

So he's suffering a bit and hoping someone will give him a chance," said the 91-year-old.

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Ecclestone believes that team boss Steiner's criticism of Schumacher is wrong.

"He needs someone to help him and not criticize him too much," said the former Formula 1 CEO.

At the last race in Canada, Schumacher showed a strong reaction and was on course for points until an engine failure slowed him down.

His Haas team is being sued by ex-colleague Nikita Mazepin before the next British Grand Prix.

(ck/dpa)

Source: merkur

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