On the edge of the Miami GP of Formula 1, Mick Schumacher caused a sensation with his stay at a Cadillac launch party. Apparently, the German with the new US racing team even had the first talks in which the 26-year-old probably also knew how to convince.
RTL/NTV and sport.de The information reported by other media, according to which Mick Schumacher is very well a candidate for the new US racing team Cadillac. The team will enter the motorsport king class in the coming year. So far, it is only clear that a car will be piloted by Mexican Sergio Pérez in the future.
According to “F1 insider”, the son of record world champion Michael Schumacher pursues a “clear strategy” to return to the motorsport king class as a regular driver. In order to achieve this goal, his visit to the Cadillac launch party at the queen Miami Beach has been planned for some time.
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According to the online portal, Schumacher used this to talk to the team’s bosses on the sidelines of the event, which will be in Formula 1 from 2026-from 2029 with its own drive train from Group’s General Motors. Among other things, he had a personal conversation with Cadillac board member Mario Andretti, it is said.
According to “F1 insider”, the icon was “taken” by the meeting with the 26-year-old. The 85-year-old had severely impressed that Schumacher was looking for the initiative and asked Andretti for a meeting. At the latest now, the former Haas pilot, who was traveling in the F1 in 2021 and 2022, is a “serious” candidate for Cadillac.
The German obviously gets competition for the second cockpit alongside Perez. Accordingly, Zhou Guanyu, Valtteri Bottas, Colton Herta and Alex Palou also play a role in the considerations. “We don’t have no hurry and don’t have to decide immediately,” Andretti last played for time.