Fighting to keep his job at the pinnacle of motorsport, the son of the legendary, seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher scored his first ever points for the only American team on the F1 grid after finishing eighth in Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Mick Schumacher’s P8 finish earned four points for Haas – which is headquartered in North Carolina – the day before the US celebrates Monday’s Independence Day holiday. Schumacher in an interview afterward even accused Verstappen of pushing him off the track twice and said his points haul could increase if the race stewards had a look at their duel. Schumacher before Sunday had failed to score any points in his first 29 races in F1, all with Haas. But on Sunday, Schumacher finished two places ahead of Magnussen, after a race that saw early retirements from six drivers, most of whom were caught up in a crash at the start. Schumacher started in 19th – second-to-last – place. “Finally!” Schumacher said over his radio as he crossed the finish line. Schumacher was five when his dad won his final championship in F1 in 2004.

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