Although some experts recently certified him, Mick Schumacher has not yet given up hope of a comeback in Formula 1. The German was all the more pleased with positive words from double world champion Mika Häkkinen. Schumacher also reacted to the interest of Neu team Cadillac.
An important step in the continued hopes of Mick Schumacher for a return to Formula 1 has recently been taken, because the US team Cadillac will actually enrich the premier class of motorsport with a eleventh racing team, as well as planned, and has been official since the beginning of the weekend.
Cadillac’s team supervisory board Mario Andretti had emphasized at the end of last year when asked by the “dpa” that Schumacher was also on a list of potential drivers of the newcomer, the more the rumors cooked again that the German could possibly get a chance for a cockpit – next to the American Colton Herta.
When asked about “Speedweek.com” on Cadillac this weekend, Schumacher reacted meaningfully. “At this point everything is an option,” he emphasized.
The German has already become clearer when the portal brought up the words of the former Formula 1 world champion Mika Häkkinen (1998, 1999). Among other things, he had said that the “door is still open” was for Schumacher that he “only had to talk to the right people” and with his “experience from different racing classes” many “positive factors”.
Schumacher wants to “stay up to date” via Formula 1 “
“Of course it is nice to hear from Mika.
“As I have already said in various interviews, I have the feeling that I also have the stuff for Formula 1. We have to see what happens, the year is still long and the goal is to be returned in 2026,” the 25-year-old pretended and added: “What exactly happens.”
Unlike Häkkinen, RTL expert Günther Steiner had in conversation with sport.de Finally, it explains that it could be “difficult” for Schumacher. Steiner, who had the son of the record world champion in 2021 and 2022 at Haas under his wing, but not always the best relationship with him, does not believe in returning to the premier class.
Formula 1 still has – even without an active position – further in view. The Grands Prix anyway, but: “If it fits in time, I will definitely see the training and qualifying.” The reason: “I have to stay up to date.”
Schumacher drives Alpine’s WEC team in 2026. There he is predicted a successful season.