Schumacher delivered his best results of the year in Hungary where the 22-year-old finished P12, while his three best qualifying performances came in Russia, Turkey and Mexico City where he clocked in P14 each time. "He’s been one of the first ones, if not the first one, every single day to come to the paddock and one of the latest ones to leave." "But I think if you look throughout the year, Mick’s been very happy and enthusiastic and happy to put work in. "I think the offset from the start of the season for that team was poor because they had no development and they were far behind. "More so, he’s been a huge lift for the entire team," added Vettel. "But for those who were looking and looking closely – obviously I’ve been following - I think he did an incredible job with such a poor car to reach qualifying segment two a couple of times, to have strong showings in the race, fight some of the other cars that are much faster, stick with the cars ahead that are supposed to be much faster. "Well I think it’s difficult to judge because the car has been so far off," said the F1 veteran. Read also: Vettel and Schumacher reunited for ROC 2022.The four-time world champion has his own issues to deal with this season, but he nevertheless kept a watchful eye on his protégé and offered his assessment of Schumacher's first season as a Grand Prix driver.
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Schumacher failed to score a top-ten finish during his maiden F1 campaign, but the young German acquitted himself well overall and fulfilled the number one priority for any young debutant which is to beat one's teammate.Īs a massive admirer of Michael Schumacher and a driver who once benefitted from the F1 legend's precious advice, Vettel has tried to return the favour by endorsing the role of a mentor of sorts for Mick. Sebastian Vettel says rookie Mick Schumacher has done "an incredible job" in his maiden year in Formula 1 despite the "poor" equipment supplied by Haas.
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