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Schumacher won’t lose confidence after Jeddah F1 crash

Schumacher won’t lose confidence after Jeddah F1 crash

Schumacher lost control of his car at the exit of Turn 10 during Q2 for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, resulting in a hefty impact with the barrier on the left-hand side of the track.

After being taken to hospital for precautionary checks, Schumacher was found to have suffered no injuries, but was ruled out of the grand prix on Sunday.

It came as a setback for Schumacher, who recorded a career-best result of 11th in the Bahrain season opener and is now contending for his first points in F1 thanks to Haas’s upswing in form.

Haas has already scored more points than in the previous two seasons combined, thanks to Kevin Magnussen’s back-to-back top-10 finishes in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

But Steiner was sure that Schumacher’s confidence would not be knocked by the crash, backing the 2020 Formula 2 champion to bounce back amid the increased competition for points.

“I don’t think that he’ll lose confidence,” Steiner said.

“Obviously now the target is set a little bit higher than last…

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