Mick Schumacher’s crash in final weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying might be a $1 million hit for Haas, in accordance with workforce boss Guenther Steiner.
The German driver missed Sunday’s race in Jeddah, regardless of being unharmed within the affect, with the shattered automobile needing an entire rebuild. ]nL2N2VT0FT]
“The chassis in itself doesn’t appear to be damaged, the aspect affect construction … the engine additionally, I used to be advised from Ferrari, appears to be okay, the battery pack as nicely, after which all the remaining is damaged,” Steiner advised reporters.
“I believe the fee remains to be fairly excessive as a result of all of the suspension is gone, besides the entrance left. I believe there’s nonetheless one thing on there. The remainder is rather like powder, carbon powder.
“I don’t know money-wise as but however these automobiles, between gearbox, the entire bodywork’s gone, radiator … between half 1,000,000 to 1,000,000 ({dollars}) I’d say,” added Steiner when requested about the price of new components.
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Ferrari-powered Haas, who completed final in 2021 with out scoring a degree, have made a robust begin to the season and are fifth total with Denmark’s Kevin Magnussen scoring factors in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Steiner mentioned Haas would carry upgrades to the automobile however the whole lot wanted to be managed rigorously to maximise efficiency underneath the price range with 21 races remaining.
The subsequent spherical is the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on April 10.
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