More and more pressure on internal duel between Mazepin and Schumacher

Tension was often around the corner at Haas in 2021, where the two rookies could occasionally fight each other out of the tent. According to Nikita Mazepin, this certainly created a tense atmosphere.

Haas chose to start with two rookies in 2021. Mazepin and Mick Schumacher were given a year to develop themselves, in a year in which Haas would also pay little attention to performance. After all, the car was not being developed either and the focus had been on 2022 since January 2021.

In 2022 it has to happen and so there will also be more pressure on the driver duo. In 2021 the two mainly fought with each other and occasionally went badly wrong. Mazepin drove into his teammate at Zandvoort and Monza. In 2022, that has to change, especially if Haas has a better car.

Fortunately, Mazepin states in conversation with the German branch of Motorsport.com that the relationship is now 'neutral'. The two will never be friends and Mazepin's only goal is to win, but the Russian has also realized that crashes with your teammate are not appreciated. Whether it also improves we will only see in the coming year.