Team Talk - Sunday in Spa

Haas F1 Team

Nikita Mazepin (RUS) Haas F1 Team in the pits as the race is suspended. 29.08.2021. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa
Nikita Mazepin
"It could have gone many different ways today. When there's so much water on the track, the visibility – at least from where I was starting, it was very difficult to see. We weren't going that fast behind the Safety Car, but you just weren't sure where the car in front of you was, I just had to try and always keep my distance before the rain settled in the air. It wasn't the best day for us, but I can imagine for the fans it was even more difficult. I could see that some of them didn't even have umbrellas. With the amount of water falling today they must be soaking wet – but thanks to all who stayed. I had a race end prematurely in Hungary, our race today had a premature end, but at least we're on a triple-header stint this time with Zandvoort and Monza coming our way. I'm hoping for good races."

Mick Schumacher
"It was very frustrating on the one hand, the fact we have been looking forward to the race so much and then not being able to race, but on the other hand, the fans have been out there for so long waiting for the race to go on. They must have been freezing but they stayed out, so thank you very much and sorry that we didn't manage to show what we had to show. Visibility was the main concern as we couldn't see a thing. We'll have more opportunities coming our way in the future."

Guenther Steiner, team principal
"A long afternoon for everybody but the weather just didn't work out and it's a tough decision to make, not to race. Thanks to all the fans – they are the real heroes of this race – to hang in there and wait for us to get out but the weather didn't come our way. Thankfully we have a race next weekend, so we've not got long to wait."