It has been clear since last Thursday that the US team Haas will no longer rely on Mick Schumacher after the current Formula 1 season. The 23-year-old loses his place to veteran and returnee Nico Hülkenberg and faces an uncertain future. There is now speculation about Schumacher moving to the Mercedes team. An idea that his uncle Ralf could also find very positive.
It was Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff personally who, after the second free practice session for the Abu Dhabi race on Friday, openly promised to sign Mick Schumacher as test and reserve driver.
“We have to see if we can do something,” the Austrian said in the “Sky” interview.
In the opinion of the long-time Formula 1 driver and Mick’s uncle Ralf Schumacher, the step to the Mercedes team would be a good opportunity for the 23-year-old to develop further in 2023 even without a regular place.
“I think that Mick could learn an awful lot if he works with a team like that. We’ve also seen it with other drivers like Albon, who looked at the whole thing from afar a year ago,” Schumacher added.sky” a prominent and topical comparison.
After his first years with Toro Rosso and Red Bull in 2021, Albon also did not get a contract anymore, only to report back in the current season with decent results in the Williams car.
Mick Schumacher really wants to stay in Formula 1
Mick Schumacher had previously ruled out a change to another racing series: “I definitely want to stay in this environment. I have time now, so I will look at all the options I have and choose the right one for my future .”
Should Mick Schumacher be able to work behind the regular drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell as a test driver in the coming year, this would be a good opportunity, according to his uncle, to gain another experience with a larger team than his previous Haas racing team.
“And then I think you can come back with a completely different perspective and, above all, experience,” continued Ralf Schumacher.