Steiner: “To learn, pilots must be able to make mistakes”

Haas 2021 will experience a year of big changes, mainly on the driver side. The American team, which did not renew its duo Romain Grosjean - Kevin Magnussen, will trust a new doublet composed of Mick Schumacher et Nikita mazepin.

The FIA ​​champion F2 outgoing and the Russian, also from the series of accession to the F1, will be launched into the deep end of the premier category this season, with a large lack of experience in the discipline against much more seasoned rivals.

An additional difficulty in the transition from F2 to F1 which does not seem to worry Günther Steiner, on the contrary willing to offer a certain margin of error to his new drivers.

“The time was right to change direction, indicated the Haas Team Principal in the columns of Gazzetta dello Sport. We see 2021 as a transition year before 2022 with a new generation of racing cars.

We have no illusion: to learn, our drivers Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin must also be able to make mistakes. »

Steiner hopes to see his two new recruits progress, recalling that the previous beginners in the discipline are now performing well. “Young people are establishing themselves in Formula 1: I am thinking of Leclerc, who won races during his second season or of Norris who behaves well. »