Ferrari junior Mick Schumacher endured an up-and-down sixth round of the season, with a frustrating Feature Race sandwiched between two of his best drives in the category so far. The German’s race weekend was very much capped off on a high, after he completed a remarkable rise from 18th to 4th in the Austrian Sprint Race, only just missing out on a spot on the podium.
In doing so, the German deservedly achieved his best finish in F2 and accomplished a turn-around that very few would have deemed possible, including himself. The PREMA Racing man unsurprisingly hailed the drive as his “best race” in the championship so far, a stark contrast to a frustrating Feature Race, when technical issues saw him fail to get off the line at the start. His speed over the weekend was never in doubt, having grasped an impressive P7 qualifying place, but Schumacher admitted that the possibility of rising as far as he did from the back of the field seemed unlikely.
“My realistic hopes were to finish in the top eight and to score a point,” he began. “So, I think that we have managed to, not exceed our potential, but managed to accomplish something greater than what we thought would be possible. I think that we can be very happy about the end result. Even though maybe we were very close to being on the podium, which I think would have been possible. The speed was there to be on both podiums, had the first race worked out the way we wanted it to. Then, we would have been able to start in a greater and more forward position for Race 2. It was my best race in F2 so far, I would say. I think that we had a very difficult weekend, and for sure, I can say that we finished it on a high. I think that was very positive and we can be happy about the result we finished in, and also, proving what we have done with the whole team and with the car.”
P18 to P4 and only 0.25 seconds off the podium 👏👏@SchumacherMick showed off his talent in ONLY 28 laps 😱#AustrianGP 🇦🇹 #F2 pic.twitter.com/ohlthumAJ0
— Formula 2 (@FIA_F2) July 3, 2019
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