F1 Japanese GP: Mick Schumacher blames spray as he explains Friday-ending crash
Schumacher, on his first appearance driving at Suzuka, suffered a big crash after the chequered flag in FP1 while he was on his way back to the pit♑s following a practice start.
The German escaped from the accident unhurt but the impact caused significant damage to his VF-22, forcing him to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:sit out of second practice while his team carried out aꦅ chassis change.
After being caught out by spray thrown up by a car ahead, ♋Schumacher failed to spot the puddle that resulted in him aquaplaning into the barriers at the Dunlop curve.
"You are trying to figure out the track itself, obviously it’s my first time here, so I was trying to see where the🀅 puddles are because that's something that is very differen𒉰t in every place you go to, Schumacher explained.
“And unfortunately here the water seems to๊ accumulate quite a bit in certain areas a𒁃nd it is a matter of understanding that.
— Formula 1 (@F1)Sc🃏humacher added: “Had it happened🌃 two metres later I would have had a 360 spin and kept going.
“Things happen for a reason, and I don't know what the reason behind that is now, but in ten years' time💜 I will. Maybe I ꦛdon't need to wait for ten years!”
The timing of the crash isn’t good for Schumacher, who is danger of losing his seat at Haas for F1 2023.
Schumacher is believed to be facing direct competition from Aston Martin reserve driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg to be 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen’s teammate next year.
Haas boss Guenther Steiner admitted it was168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: “quite frustrating” the team had to change Schumacher’s chassis for the third time this season followi🦄ng🅰 his heavy crashes in Saudi Arabia and Monaco.
But the son of seven-time world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Schumacher dismissed the notion he is now under even m♕ore pressure amid an uncertain fℱuture.
"Pressure is something I have been dealing with for quﷺite𓂃 some time and I would say even all my life, so I don't mind that," Schumacher said.
"I want to do my best, so it 🤡doesn't matter what happened before and we take one thing at a tim꧑e and that is now FP3 tomorrow and qualifying."
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