Fire extinguisher ends Schumacher's hunt for the podium

A fire extinguisher going off in his car destroyed Schumacher's hopes of a first podium finish early on. Halfway through the second race in Spielberg on Sunday, the cockpit of Schumacher's vehicle was suddenly covered with fire-fighting foam, and the 21-year-old had no choice but to park the car immediately. This means that the son of Formula 1 record world champion Michael Schumacher takes fourth place in the third race of the season on Saturday as the only countable result from the second weekend in Spielberg. In the end, Schumacher was only 0,1 seconds short of a podium finish - it would have been his second ever in Formula 2019 after his victory in Hungary in 2. The Dane Christian Lundgaard (ART) won the race on Sunday ahead of Dan Ticktum (Great Britain/DAMS) and Marcus Armstrong (New Zealand/ART). Saturday's winner Robert Schwarzman (Russia), Schumacher's Prema teammate, was eliminated on the first lap after a spin. Pedestal was within reach One lap before the unfortunate incident with the fire extinguisher, Schumacher had just moved up to third place on Sunday. Starting from fifth place, he immediately moved up one position and then stalked Armstrong, who was in front of him, for laps. On the 13th lap, Schumacher pushed past with a skillful maneuver and wanted to chase the leading duo - then the fire extinguisher stopped him. At the first stop of the season last weekend, also in Spielberg, Schumacher only scored two championship points in seventh place in the sprint race on Sunday. In the overall ranking he is in the middle of the field with a total of 14 points.

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Fire extinguisher ends Schumacher's hunt for the podium

Mick Schumacher was on the hunt for his first podium finish of the Formula 2 season - but then everything turned out differently.

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