Haas F1 Team
Nikita Mazepin
“I think starting on the alternative strategy to try something different wasn’t the best as we were caught out. A lot of teams and drivers were caught out by the increased tire wear than what we were potentially expecting and it’s difficult to judge the tire management being on the other set. Nevertheless, I had an opportunity at the start of the race and I took it, there just wasn’t enough pace towards the end.”
Mick Schumacher
“Overall, we had a very decent weekend with our first Q2 appearance. We knew the race was going to be difficult, but I was optimistic, which I think for ourselves is important. Today, we didn’t have the pace to fight with the Williams or anybody around us. It just means we have to work harder, I have to work harder and hopefully soon we will be closer again.”
Guenther Steiner, team principal
“I think today was just one of those days – all 20 cars finished, so we were 19th and 20th. We’re making progress, you can see the gap between our drivers is getting closer, which is not always a perfect scenario for us to manage. That’s just what happens when they’re in those positions. We just need to get our car better in general – we know that. It was a good learning curve and we got back with two cars intact. Unfortunately, today there was no lifeline thrown to us to have a better result. Now we get ready for Austria.”
