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WATCH Emotional Mick Schumacher Celebrates Best F1 Qualifying Result With Corinna Schumacher in Montreal

Published 06/19/2022, 3:14 AM EDTBy Formula One F1 – Spanish Grand Prix – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – May 20, 2022 Haas’ Mick Schumacher during a press conference REUTERS/Nacho Doce The qualifying session on Saturday in Canada was a beautiful one for Mick Schumacher! The Haas driver qualified P6 on a tough day in wet conditions and marked his best-ever grid finish. Schumacher Jr., who has been in the news for quite some time after many questioned his position in F1 owing to dull performances, responded in style. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Last year, many hailed Mick as a future world champion, given he managed to stay ahead of Nikita Mazepin. However, Kevin Magnussen’s arrival and thrilling performances started sowing seeds of doubts in many against Schumacher. Ultimately, Schumacher also crashed many times and did not finish in points while Magnussen sailed smoothly. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad However, the German’s prospects look bright. Though he’s behind his teammate still, there is always a race opportunity for him to prove his mettle as a driver. In a new video, we can see his family congratulating him after the brilliant Q3 position. The 23-year-old’s mother, Corinna Schumacher, looked very happy in the video as he hugged her and ran back to camp. Hugs all-round from Team Schumacher after 's amazing P6 qualifying effort ? — Formula 1 (@F1) Fans widely consider this a brilliant opportunity for to make a podium debut. Surely the task wouldn’t be easy given the likes of , , and are not easy to tackle, but the 23-year-old might just push hard enough. Schumacher’s results have arguably not been up to the mark this season. Widely expected to perform well in his sophomore season, the young driver has somewhat failed despite having a much better car than his rookie campaign. He currently at P19 on the table, while is far ahead at P12. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad

P6 is a relief amidst Mick Schumacher doubts

Magnussen made a seamless return to F1 after a year as he was dropped in favor of Mazepin-Schumacher. Notably, since where Schumacher stood P11, there hasn’t been a significant jump in the German’s performance. He has consistently floated in the P14 to P19 range, which is not very impressive.Formula One F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 10, 2022 Haas’ Mick Schumacher ahead of the second practice session REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger The question remains: was Magnussen the awaited yardstick for Schumacher? Can he do better than this or he’s simply not capable of more? Will this P6 ignite a fire in Schumacher Jr.? ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Watch This Story:

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ADVERTISEMENT Khyati Yadav 441 articlesKhyati Yadav is an F1 writer at EssentiallySports. She is a Hospitality Graduate and a huge fan of Lando Norris. She believes that F1 as a sport deserves a lot more attention and is intrigued by the process that goes behind the making of a car and the hard work that goes into the setting up of any Grand Prix.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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