{"id":302859,"date":"2023-12-19T12:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T12:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302859"},"modified":"2023-12-19T12:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T12:39:09","slug":"ecclestone-takes-a-pop-at-two-f1-teams-with-mick-schumacher-and-red-bull-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/ecclestone-takes-a-pop-at-two-f1-teams-with-mick-schumacher-and-red-bull-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecclestone takes a pop at two F1 teams with Mick Schumacher and Red Bull comment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has claimed that Mick Schumacher would have been \u2018better understood\u2019 had he joined Red Bull. The son of seven-time world champion Michael spent two seasons with Guenther Steiner\u2019s outfit as a Ferrari academy driver in 2021 and 2022 but failed to impress.<\/p>\n

Schumacher struggled to make a positive impact during his two years with Haas. While the 2021 campaign was a write-off for both himself and fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin due to the grossly uncompetitive VF-21, the German racer also failed to make an impact with better machinery in 2022.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old scored points on only two occasions as he was outscored 25-12 by team-mate Kevin Magnussen before Steiner opted to replace him with the experienced Nico Hulkenberg for the 2023 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking to RTL<\/em> about the 24-year-old\u2019s fate, Ecclestone took a dig at Ferrari and Haas by suggesting he could’ve been coached better. He said: “He would have been better understood at Red Bull, for example, where he would have been helped and coached to the top. He has to fight, he has to persevere and show that he is still capable of good performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAt best, people will then see him and say \u2018We need him\u2019 and not the other way around – that he is looking for someone to hire him because of his name. He needs to forget his name and develop as a person.<\/p>\n

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While Red Bull juniors have a clear pathway to the top through AlphaTauri, Schumacher’s progression as a Ferrari academy driver stalled after winning the Formula 2 title.<\/p>\n

The Italian constructor’s backing was spread across him and Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi, with the latter going on to drive for their World Endurance Championship Hypercar team after leaving F1 while the former was dropped at the end of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n

After spending the 2023 campaign on the sidelines as Mercedes\u2019 test and reserve driver, Schumacher sealed a full-time return to racing before the year was over. The former Haas man will be wearing Alpine overalls in 2024, although not on the F1 grid.<\/p>\n

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