Prior to their Formula 1 split, it was clear that relations between team boss Steiner and 23-year-old Schumacher were strained. Steiner also said the Schumacher experiment proved that you “can’t develop talent” in Formula 1, and that Haas was looking to “get rid of” the son of seven time world champion Michael’s son. However, Steiner denies that it all amounts to “bullying” of Schumacher. “We don’t need to do any bullying, because after all he was our driver. He says he is now very happy so far with Schumacher’s replacement for 2023 – the 35-year-old Formula 1 veteran Nico Hulkenberg.

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