2022 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix highlights

F1 Grand Prix of Italy
Haas F1 Team

 

Haas F1 Team finished with Mick Schumacher 12th and Kevin Magnussen 16th at the 2022 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, held Sunday at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

Schumacher started from 17th position on Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tires and managed a long first stint before coming in on lap 33 of 53, taking on Red soft tires. Schumacher emerged in 18th place but passed several rivals and was up to 12th when a Safety Car was deployed on lap 47 following Daniel Ricciardo’s stoppage.

Unfortunately, the lengthy time taken to retrieve Ricciardo’s stricken car meant racing could not resume, denying Schumacher the chance to attack drivers further up the order and fight potentially for a points-paying position at the checkered.

Magnussen took the start from 16th on the grid, also on medium tires, but was struck by Valtteri Bottas into the first chicane on the opening lap. The impact caused damage to the diffuser on Magnussen’s VF-22, costing him performance, while stewards chose to penalize the Dane for then leaving the track and gaining an advantage despite being the wronged party in the incident.

Magnussen came in on lap 24 for White hard tires and boxed once more on lap 48 for softs in anticipation of the restart that never came. Magnussen finished the race in 16th position.

Haas F1 Team holds seventh place in the Constructors’ Championship on 34 points.

Kevin Magnussen, Driver No. 20

I had contact at the beginning of the race in Turn 1 – I got hit from behind, and the diffuser got damaged – and then from there, we were slow. The damage was too much, and I don’t know precisely the impact it would’ve had, but nonetheless, it wasn’t a great day. You always hope that the next race is going to be better. Singapore looks more suitable for our car, so I’m looking forward to it.

Mick Schumacher, Driver No. 47

Considering I haven’t driven much this weekend and had a difficult qualifying, to be close to the points – I think mentally already being in the points – was a strong recovery. The Williams was super quick on the straights, even pulling away in the DRS, so I had to get the move done somehow, and it was a decent one. Overall, we’re really happy about the performance we’ve shown, and we really were on a good course as everybody else was struggling on their tires, and we were on a very good tire.

Guenther Steiner, Team Principal, Haas F1 Team

The thing about this race is; that we got done by the officials. Kevin had an incident at the start where he got shoved off, and his diffuser was damaged. He got a penalty because he couldn’t stay on the racing line, but with the rear wheels up, it’s challenging to stay on the racing line – I don’t think the penalty is appropriate. I don’t think I need to discuss the end of the race because what happened, happened, and it wasn’t handled how it should’ve been. Elsewhere, Mick did a fantastic job to get P12, considering his lack of time on track this weekend and our expected pace at this circuit.

Haas F1 Team best pictures:

2022 Formula 1 Italian GP

AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 09: Guenther Steiner, Team Principal, Haas F1, talks with Antonio Giovinazzi, Haas F1 Team and Enrico Zanarini, MSM Management during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Friday September 09, 2022 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 09: Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Friday September 09, 2022 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

2022 Formula 1 Italian GP

AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 10: Mick Schumacher, Haas F1 Team during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Saturday September 10, 2022 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 10: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-22 during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Saturday September 10, 2022 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

2022 Formula 1 Italian GP

AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 11: Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Sunday September 11, 2022 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 11: Mick Schumacher, Haas VF-22, leads Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C42 during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Sunday September 11, 2022 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Sutton / LAT Images)




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