2022 a 'probationary year' for Mick Schumacher

Mick Schumacher's qualifying crash in Saudi Arabia could be a big setback for the young German in a "probationary" year for him in Formula 1.

While 2022 is the 23-year-old's second year on the grid with Haas, Schumacher says he is feeling more "comfortable" in the garage with new teammate Kevin Magnussen.

"We have a good relationship," F1 legend Michael Schumacher's son confirmed.

"Sometimes I am faster, sometimes Kevin is faster, but we work together and know what we need to do to make progress."

However, in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia so far, it has been the experienced Dane Magnussen - the eleventh-hour replacement for Nikita Mazepin - who has set the pace for Schumacher.

"Mick . . .