“The bar is much higher there” – Former F1 driver believes Mick Schumacher incident occured as he tried to match teammate’s pace in Saudi Arabia

Former F1 driver Christian Danner gives his thoughts on Mick Schumacher’s crash and how the German has to work very hard to match Magnussen. 

Mick Schumacher has had a shaky start in the new regulations era. He faced two different types of drivers in his two seasons with Haas.

In his rookie year, he faced fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin and outperformed him comfortably. However, in the second year, Schumacher is facing a much more difficult task catching up with Kevin Magnussen.

Former Force India managing director Colin Kolles feels that Schumacher “has to work very hard to get the level of Magnussen.”

Catching Magnussen caused the accident?

Former F1 driver Christian Danner believes that Mick Schumacher’s crash in Saudi Arabia was due to the latter trying to match Magnussen by reaching Q3.

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“It was really a shocking moment, a result of the pressure his new team-mate is putting on him,” Danner explains.

The bar is much higher there and the great thing is he accepts the challenge,” he concludes.