Haas crew chief Guenther Steiner has conceded Mick Schumacher has to learn the nuances of overtaking in Formula 1, having been deprived of the chance in 2021.
The only battling Schumacher had over the course of his debut season was in any combat with his crew- mate Nikita Mazepin, with Haas the regular backmarkers throughout last year and constantly falling well behind the rest of the field.
But their work in exhaustively centering on their 2022 car rather of their 2021 rival has paid off, with the crew now comfortably fighting in the midfield and having the chance to score points regularly.
Schumacher enjoyed a battle with his mentor and compatriot Sebastian Vettel in sprint qualifying at Imola, passing the four- time former World Champion on his way to his uppermost ever grid groove in Formula 1.
He was inapt to convert that into a points finish. even so, his crew headman said he's putting in the hours of work to get better on every rank.
" He has to learn to drive at the front. It's tighter in the midfield, " Steiner told German news outlet Die Welt. " I 've said to him the advanced you go, the thinner the air gets.
"It's new for him to use the car for an catching up manoeuvre. Last season we only drove anteriorly and he was too infrequently suitable to do that.
" He wants to get better and that's why he invests so important time. "
Schumacher has yet to get in the points this time, while his crew- mate Kevin Magnussen has earned top- 10 homestretches in four of the first five races of the season if you include the sprint at Imola.
While the immature German is yet to match Magnussen over the course of a race weekend, Steiner said independently the Dane is playing the part of instructor to his less educated associate, which will help the crew moving forward.
" It's a good position for Mick to be in to have someone like Kevin who's actually fair and gives him all the information, " said Steiner.
" You can learn a lot yourself, but if you have a teacher it goes a lot fleetly. "
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