Formula 1: Free practice without any German participation – it gets even harder for Schumacher
Created: 09/09/2022, 06:02
By: Antonio Jose Riether
Before the Monza race weekend, both Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher have to accept setbacks.
Both give up their cockpit for the first training session.
Monza – The 16th race weekend of the season in Monza starts on Friday afternoon with the first free practice session.
Both Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher will be absent from the first session, so there is no German driver.
The reason for this is a new rule from the FIA, the World Automobile Federation.
For Schumacher it gets even worse.
Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher miss first free practice session in Monza
As the portal
Motorsport Total
reports, the two Germans will have to pass.
As of this year, the pilots have to make their cockpits available to a young driver once a season.
This is how inexperienced pilots should gain their first experience in the premier class.
During free practice in Monza, 35-year-old Vettel, who is retiring from Formula 1 at the end of the year, will give up his place to Dutchman Nyck de Vries.
Schumacher vacates his driver's seat for Italian Antonio Giovinazzi.
Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher (right) will have to pass the first training session.
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Vettel celebrated his first victory in Monza – "It's always something special"
For four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, the weekend will be an emotional farewell to the classic in northern Italy.
In 2008, the man from Heppenheim celebrated a legendary victory when he clinched his first victory from pole position in the Toro Rosso Ferrari.
At that time he was the youngest Formula 1 driver in history to win a Grand Prix.
Now he is returning to the place of his first triumph for the last time, even if he only starts in the second training session.
At the press conference on Thursday, Vettel recalled the moment 14 years ago.
"It was a fairytale race back then," said Vettel, adding: "The first victory is always something very special." The Aston Martin driver has "many memories" of Monza and was full of anticipation "for the great atmosphere". on the traditional route.
After changing the gearbox: Mick Schumacher transferred as a penalty before the Monza race weekend
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For his compatriot Mick Schumacher, whose future is not yet clear, there was bad news before the weekend.
As his racing team Haas announced, the gearbox on his car had to be replaced.
Since this happened before the deadline of six race weekends in a row, a penalty transfer follows.
Schumacher will have to drop at least five positions in Sunday's race.
Not good conditions for Michael Schumacher's son.
(ajr)
