The great redemption of Mick Schumacher

“I feel really great,” said the Haas driver and his permanent grin provided proof of this. His fantastic comeback at Silverstone from second-to-last to eighth place eliminates, at least for now, any remaining doubts about Schumacher's Formula 1 suitability and provides him with the best arguments for the upcoming contract negotiations.

Team boss Günther Steiner, who recently attracted public criticism of the 23-year-old, now sees a knot solved. “At least now hopefully some of the pressure will go away and he can drive more freely,” said the South Tyrolean. He had previously been quite astonished to see how Schumacher kept his nerve in the British chaos. “We almost couldn’t believe what happened,” said Steiner. Like a reconciliation 3507 days had passed since dad Michael won the last Formula 1 points for the Schumacher family when he said goodbye in Brazil. Filius Mick had to endure a tough year of training in a completely inferior car last season. Accidents, bad luck and mistakes by his crew had also prevented the points premiere in recent months. “We are a team and we win and lose as a team. That has been my mentality since the beginning,” said Schumacher. His father would hardly have put it any differently.

This is how the Haas team celebrated Schumacher and Magnussen’s point wins. © Haas/social media

Patience and hard work paid off in the 31st Grand Prix. At Silverstone it looked again as if Schumacher's team would let him down. His mechanics had made a mistake when installing the steering before qualifying. “I’m not holding anything against the team, I’m telling the team that we will do it together,” Schumacher confirmed on Sky. Schumacher family proud The German showed how great his self-confidence is despite all the setbacks shortly before the end of the race when he took on world champion Max Verstappen. Although he was no longer able to get past the damaged Red Bull in the last corner, his family was also extremely happy. “Micki, I’m super proud of you. Great job, darling,” said mother Corinna. “For me he is the winner,” wrote sister Gina on Instagram about a video of her champagne attack on her brother.

Compatriot Vettel wasn't at all angry that Schumacher had overtaken him on his 35th birthday. “I actually screamed in the car: Come on, Mick,” revealed the Aston Martin driver. The Hesse recently defended his idol's son against criticism and has been one of Schumacher's advisors for a long time. “I actually screamed in the car: Come on, Mick.” Sebastian Vettel With the liberation at Silverstone, Schumacher's chances of a longer future in Formula 1 also increase. Even before the race, team owner Gene Haas said that the racing team wanted to wait a while before talking about a new contract. The current contract expires at the end of the year. If Schumacher confirms his improvement in form in the three races up to the summer break, the US team will hardly think about parting ways.

However, team boss Steiner warned against quickly raising expectations too high. “You shouldn’t think that he always has to score points now,” said the 57-year-old. Schumacher didn't seem to have any problems with such demands at Silverstone.

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The great redemption of Mick Schumacher

Mick Schumacher hugged mentor Sebastian Vettel, mother Corinna distributed kisses in the paddock. Before the hasty flight back home, the young Formula 1 star and his family expressed their joy and relief over the longed-for first world championship points.

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