Steiner: Hoping not to have any car damage in Baku

The Haas team boss can be excused for his worries, as team driver Mick Schumacher has crashed his VF22 during the latest Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, splitting it in half, but thankfully walking away unharmed.

Previewing the upcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Steiner explained the difficulty of going from Baku to Canada straight away in the team's race preview.

He said: "The challenges are that you go from one continent to another, it's a long trip and the team is working very hard to get it all done.

"It's just down to having a good team around and working hard but it's a challenge as they only have a few days to get set-up again and get going again for the next race.

"If you have any damage on the car, it gets more difficult so we're hoping to not have any damage in Baku," Steiner added.

"On the plans for next season, it would be great if we can combine the races regionally. I know that Stefano is working very hard on that one and it will go in the right direction next year," he revealed.

Kevin Magnussen said of the race this weekend: "There's always a lot of action in Baku – there's a high risk of going off and having yellow flags, safety cars etc.

"Historically, there's been a lot of safety cars and red flags. It always feels like there is extra opportunity in Baku than perhaps the average race," he added.

"I hope it's going to be good – long straights, we've got a good engine from Ferrari so I'm not anticipating any problems.

"It's a power-centric track with all the long straights there and power is very important," the Dane maintained.

After a disappointing race in Monaco, Mick Schumacher looked ahead to Baku, and said in the team preview: "Baku and Monaco are very different, so it's a matter of getting into the groove at the location.

"I think Baku is going to feel big compared to Monaco, that's for sure," he went on. "I would imagine to see more action and overtaking.

"We know that DRS this year isn't as powerful as it used to be but I'm sure with the cars being able to follow closer, we'll be able to arrive or stay closer to the car ahead in the last part of the race track and then maybe we won't need that high DRS power anymore to get by into T1.

"We'll just go with the flow and see how it goes," Schumacher added. "It was one of our highest finishes last season, so I hope with a more competitive car we're able to be higher up as well and have a good race.

"As our car is right now, we're in a good position for Baku," the German insisted. "For sure, we'll have to wait and see but it's been good so far.

"Our car has been able to comply to nearly each race track we've gone to, so I'm just excited to go racing and have a good race," he concluded.