Winner Charles Leclerc was not the only driver celebrating after Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix as Mick Schumacher posted a best-ever sixth place.
The son of Michael Schumacher, the last Ferrari driver to win at the Red Bull Ring back in 2003, is on a roll after picking up his first Formula One points at Silverstone last weekend.
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His Haas team had two drivers in the points for a second successive race as Kevin Magnussen filled eighth.
Schumacher had gone 30 races with no reward.
He crossed the line in sixth after a couple of eye-catching overtaking moves, including, at one stage, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
“As athletes, you’re always after that pressure and with Silverstone, coming in with the points was what I needed to set off fireworks like this," he told Sky Sports.
“I think we are going in the right direction. We scored points at Silverstone and today and I think we could have scored points yesterday (in the sprint) which shows a steep upward trend."
He reckons working alongside Magnussen has been beneficial.
“Kevin had a very great start to the season and has shown me different tools and different ideas. I feel like we’re feeding off each other."
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