Kevin Magnussen says Haas teammate Mick Schumacher ‘definitely deserves’ to stay in F1

Kevin Magnussen has a contract with Haas for subsequent yr however Mick Schumacher doesn't (Picture: Getty)

Kevin Magnussen is hopeful that Mick Schumacher shall be on the grid for 2023, together with his Haas out of contract on the finish of the season.

Schumacher’s System One future hangs within the steadiness, with Haas but to announce who shall be racing alongside Magnussen subsequent yr.

Former Pressure India and Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg and ex-Alfa Romeo racer Antonio Giovinazzi are in rivalry to switch Schumacher who has endured a blended second marketing campaign in F1.

The 23-year-old German struggled lots initially of the season, approach off the tempo of his teammate, and was concerned in a number of large and costly crashes that earned the ire of Steiner and Haas.

Nevertheless, his kind started to turnaround with spectacular performances in Nice Britain and Austria the place he held his personal in duels towards Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton.

Because the half-way level of the season, he has matched Magnussen for tempo but stays sixteenth within the standings with simply 4 races to go.

Forward of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, Haas’ house race, Magnussen issued his help for Schumacher, saying: ‘To start with, I haven’t had any affect on what’s been occurring with drivers – that’s completely out of my fingers.

Haas are eighth within the standings (Picture: Getty)

‘If I simply have a look at Mick, I believe he’s actually been bettering all yr. He began off perhaps probably not liking the automobile and missing a little bit of confidence, however he’s actually gained that.

‘Recently, he’s been tremendous exhausting to beat, for me. I believe, [with] the best way he’s driving proper now, he undoubtedly deserves a spot on the grid. However once more, it’s completely out of my fingers, and I can solely kind of simply want him nicely.’

Schumacher has additionally been linked with the vacant seat at Williams, although he's not the favorite for it, with rumours suggesting that American F2 driver Logan Sargeant shall be introduced for 2023 at Austin this weekend.

In different information, Haas have introduced a brand new title sponsor for 2023, MoneyGram, having cancelled their partnership with Russian firm Urakali simply earlier than the beginning of the present season because of the invasion of Ukraine.

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