Mick Schumacher has given himself an “average” grade for the first half of his rookie season in Formula 1. Gunther Steiner raised the hackles of Mick’s uncle Ralf Schumacher after Hungary, where the Haas team boss had criticised a spate of recent crashes. “I just hope he apologised to Mick,” Ralf told Sky Deutschland. However, it seems 22-year-old Mick does not overly disagree with his boss. “I’m not completely satisfied with how the first half has gone, but that’s also just part of the rookie year. What Schumacher was happy about as the first half of the season came to a close in Hungary, however, was his wheel-to-wheel duel with title charger Max Verstappen.

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