Steiner agrees with Schumacher young driver claim

Guenther Steiner has agreed with Mick Schumacher's assertion that young drivers don't get enough time in Formula 1 to establish themselves.

Steiner elected to drop Schumacher from Haas for 2023 after a two-year stay, believing Nico Hulkenberg offers greater experience in the midfield and in developing a car.

The late call meant Schumacher was unable to secure an alternative race seat for 2023, with a spell on the sidelines as third driver for Mercedes the most likely destination for the 2020 Formula 2 champion.

Steiner feels that while "two years is enough in racing", he agrees with Schumacher's general point.

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"I think he's right," Steiner told media including TheFOXposts.Com in Abu Dhabi, shortly after the decision was announced to drop Schumacher.

"In racing, two years is a pretty good time, but there is nothing before he jumped straight from Formula 2 to Formula 1 because there is no testing.

"As you can see, we've now got two drivers with experience because young drivers cannot really take risks [and we can't evaluate] them, like McLaren is doing with [Oscar] Piastri.

"But in the end, nobody knows how good he will be in an F1 car.

"He was very good in F3 and F2, but it is still a big step to perform.

"I wouldn't say it is a problem, but it is one of these things, how much do you want to risk?

"But that does mean, it's still a big step to perform. So obviously, I think it is a little bit of a, I wouldn't say a problem, is one of these things, how much risk you want to take with the car?'"

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