For Mick Schumacher, the best starting position of his Formula 1 career ended in disappointment. Because the German was unable to capitalize on his sixth starting position in Canada and retired with a technical fault after only 20 laps.

At the time of retirement, he was comfortably seventh in points and could score the first points of his career. But in turn eight, his Haas suddenly went on strike and Schumacher parked his car in the run-off zone, necessitating a virtual safety car.

“Of course it’s an unpleasant feeling in this case, because we had the speed to drive the P5, it seems,” he said annoyed to “Sky.” At the time of retirement, Schumacher was ahead of Guanyue Zhou (Alfa Romeo), who finished the race in eighth place.

“It’s always difficult to accept things like this. But when you’re in points, it’s even harder to park a car,” he said.

He doesn’t even know what’s broken on Haas – either MGU-K or MGU-H. “One of those components completely broke down, which is why I suddenly got it off as a result,” he explained. “We had to stop the car because otherwise it would have broken down.”

“have to take a pill”

“Of course it’s very disappointing, but such things happen in Formula 1. We have to take the pill,” said Schumacher, who thought he was doing well in the race until then: “I have gradually improved,” They said. The German had to adjust to the dry track after the rain on Saturday, but he managed it well.

“We just got into the rhythm and we could have done better,” he was convinced.

But Schumacher and Haas failed to provide evidence. It was a bitter disappointment for the racing team, after the best qualification in the team’s history. For the first time, the team started with both vehicles from the first three starting lines, but this did not last long.

Because Kevin Magnussen also ran out of points early on, after a collision with Lewis Hamilton on the first lap, he had damaged his front wing and was called into the pits by race control. With a one-stop strategy, the Dane finished 17th and last.

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto was praised. The Italian certified him “a good run until retirement”. In general, what Schumacher showed was “positive”.

“Today Wasn’t Worth It”

Despite the unsatisfactory ending, Schumacher takes a lot of positive from Montreal. Because he still has successful qualifying with grid position six and has good pace over the weekend as well. “We’ve already shown what we have to finish in the points. I think today would have been the day. Another day.”

“We knew we had the pace. But we had some tough races, so it was good to have good qualifying and a good race pace,” the German continued. “We haven’t brought any upgrades and the car is basically what it was at the start of the season – and yet we’re doing very well. It’s obviously very positive.”

The bottom line is that Schumacher’s points account remains empty. However, he doesn’t let that discourage him and emphasizes that his motivation is still there: “I’m here because I love the sport and love driving,” he clarified.

“I want to earn what I am fighting for but unfortunately we didn’t deserve it today. But I am sure there will be more opportunities to come.” He is convinced: “At some point the tide will turn.”