It is crucial that Mick Schumacher is “patient” this year as the young German tackles his first season in Formula 1 with backmarker Haas. That is the advice of former driver Christian Danner, who said the reigning Formula 2 champion put in a “great” performance in comparison with rookie teammate Nikita Mazepin on debut in Bahrain. “The car is not that easy to drive,” the 63-year-old German said. However, Danner said maintaining that form for the whole of 2021 will be more difficult. “He’s got to be patient without losing the fun of Formula 1,” he said of Schumacher, the 22-year-old son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher. Therefore, Danner advises Schumacher: “Don’t drive faster than the car allows.

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