Gina Schumacher couldn't contain her joy at seeing her brother score for the first time in Formula 1 and interrupted an interview with British broadcaster Sky Sports to shower Mick with champagne. Earlier, the firstborn of Corinna and Michael had already congratulated her brother on the radio for his eighth place in the British GP
Mick Schumacher was able to celebrate the first points of his Formula One career with his family. The youngest of Michael and Corinna had the help of his sister, Gina, who not only appeared on the radio after the flag, but also got a bottle of champagne to give the Haas driver a bath.
19th on the grid at Silverstone, Mick escaped from all the confusions of the British race and managed to climb the pack to receive the flag in eighth, even pressing Max Verstappen for the seventh position in certain moments of the race.
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After the race, Guenther Steiner came on the radio and congratulated Mick, who scored for the first time in his career.
"Mick, fantastic job," Steiner praised. "Congratulations," he stressed.
In the sequence, it is Gina-Marie's voice that comes on to congratulate her brother on his four points at Silverstone.
"Hey, Mick, super, super, super, super," she spoke up. "Thanks, Gina," replied the Schumacher's youngest.
Later, while being interviewed by British broadcaster Sky Sports, Mick was again surprised by Gina, who appeared waving a small bottle of champagne so she could give her youngest a bath. In the video she posted on social networks, the German explained the gesture: "For me, he is the winner.
Besides Gina, Corinna was also at Silverstone and watched from the Haas pits her son achieve the best result of his Formula 1 career.
The 2022 Formula 1 season returns next week in Spielberg for the Austrian GP on July 8-10.