Mick Schumacher said he's “90 percent” happy with𓆉 his Formula 1 debut at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with the only blemish on his weekend a spin after the Safety Car restart.

Schumacher finished 16th in Bahrain after qualifying 19th, over 0.8s faster than Haas teammate N💮ikita Mazepin.

Besides a spin after the Safety Car restart on the exit of Turn 4, Schumaꦉcher enjoyed a positive debut weekend.

“I think in general, let’s say 90 percent happy, 10 percent not because of the 🥂mistake t😼hat I did at the Safety Car restart with the spin,” Schumacher said.

“Luckily the car was still drivable and everything was alright, I could keep going and keep taking my experience through the race weekend. After I went through the C3s [tyres], the C2sꦡ, and the C2s𓄧 felt really good.”

Schumacher recovered onto the back of Williams’ Nicholas Lat🔯ifi, who had been suffering from a suspected boost leak problem which affecﷺted the power levels and driveability of his Mercedes power unit.

The reig𒐪ning Formula 2 champion said driving behind another F1 car for the first time for a sustained period was a useful experience .

“Afterwards, obviously [it was] a bit of a shame that I wasn’t in the pack, being able to try at൩ least to be close to the guys for a few laps,” Schumacher♚ added.

“Fo♍rtunately, let’s say, I got through [the] blue flags but also [when] catching up to Nicholas, I was able to get a feel for how it is to follow a car close with DRS and everything.

“I felt like🐻 I’ve learned a lot and I’m able to convert ಞthat hopefully into something positive in two weeks.”

Haas team principal G🅠uenther Steiner was “very happy” with Schumac♓her’s display in Bahrain.

“I’m v🐓ery happy with how he did it,” Steiner said after the race in Bahrain. “He improved in each stint on tyres, very good, very calm, very good communi𒅌cation with his team. 

“Except for one spin, nothing else went wrong. Advice I gave him, keep on doing this and we will get ther🤡e pretty soon to be at a good level.”