Schumacher more positive than Steiner: 'Hopefully able to reach Q2'

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20:33, 11 Apr 2021

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If Guenther Steiner is to be believed, Haas F1's chances of reaching Q2 in 2021 will be no more than a battle with Williams for ninth place. However, following the Bahrain weekend, Mick Schumacher does see opportunities to reach Q2 a couple of times this year.

"I'm positive in that sense, yes. We will be working on ourselves. I will be working on myself a lot. I see the motivation in the team, and I see no reason why we shouldn't be optimistic that throughout the season, we can even be - hopefully at some point - able to go into Q2s," Schumacher explained in a conversation with Autosport.com.

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Haas F1 did not use the two available tokens for 2021 last winter. The American team chose to invest all its resources in the car for 2022, when the new regulations will be introduced in Formula 1. The consequence is that the current season is in some ways a gap year.

Still, Schumacher sees enough starting points to stay positive about his chances in the coming months. During the Bahrain Grand Prix the young German finished sixteenth on his debut.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Schumacher more positive than Steiner: 'Hopefully able to reach Q2'

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