Schumacher had a huge accident in qualifying for the Jeddah event last month and didn’t start the race as the team felt it was better to take its time in building up the spare chassis for Melbourne.
That job has now been completed, with the team playing one of its curfew jokers and working late on Wednesday night at Albert Park.
The crashed chassis is on its way back to the team’s UK base for repairs, before it can be returned to frontline use.
“It was pretty tough for the guys,” Haas team boss Gunther Steiner told Motorsport.com. “Last night we broke the curfew because the guys wanted to get ahead for this morning, so tonight we don’t have to go over it. Breaking one curfew was worthwhile to get to a good point.
“You need to bring as many parts as you can in the moment. You cannot bring more, there is nothing in stock anymore. All what you’ve got, you bring here.
“But there’s no spare chassis, no safety net here, so they need to be careful. Otherwise we’ll start again…
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