Haas fears pressure for points will increase and reveals advice to Schumacher: "Ignore everyone

Haas had a moment of redemption at the British GP, with both cars finishing in the top ten - most notably, of course, Mick Schumacher's first Formula One points. The young German was widely celebrated by everyone in the team, but Günther Steiner admitted that he fears a new avalanche of charges on Michael's son.

At Silverstone, Mick crossed the finish line eighth and had a good duel with Max Verstappen in the last corner, which made Steiner apprehensive for a few seconds, but pleased with the final result. Steiner believes that this is an important achievement to restore Schumacher's confidence.

"I just hoped that [the dispute against Verstappen] didn't end in confusion, a lot for the luck we've been having at the moment," said the Italian. "They were very close, wheel to wheel," he stressed, also talking about the importance of the result for the team as a whole. Haas had not scored a point since the Emilia-Romagna GP.

"It's a breather, as it didn't look like we would get [the points] after qualifying, but today [in the race], the car was fast. It was also very good for Mick. We almost can't believe what happened, so it's a very good thing for everyone. And for Mick, at least some of the pressure is off and it leaves him alone to drive," he added.

Still on Schumacher's achievement, Steiner only fears that the pressure will increase rather than decrease. The Haas leader was quite realistic, stressing that the driver needs to keep his focus so as not to be shaken if he doesn't score often.

"It's a matter of confidence. But we have to be careful that the pressure doesn't build up again, with people saying 'you now have to score every time,' and then, going one or two races without points, repeating 'oh, he's doing badly,'" he warned.

"He needs to stay calm. But I told him, 'Just stay calm, it will happen. Just stay calm, keep going, and ignore the world out there,'" Steiner said.