Mick Schumacher drove two seasons in Formula 1 for the Haas team.Image: www.imago-images.de / imago images
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The new Formula 1 season starts in two months. The 20 drivers will start with the race in Bahrain on the first weekend in March, before the F1 entourage moves all over the world and stops at a total of 23 tracks. Mick Schumacher will not sit in a regular cockpit this year.
After two years at Haas, the team let the contract with the 23-year-old expire, and other teams did not want to sign the son of record world champion Michael Schumacher. For this reason, Schumacher signed with Mercedes as a reserve driver.
Schumacher rules out trips to other racing series
Normally, it is not uncommon for substitute Formula 1 drivers to also compete in other racing classes if the season schedule allows it. For example, Alex Albon took part in DTM races while he was a reserve driver for Red Bull. Opposite the portal”gpans“Mick Schumacher said, however, that such assignments are out of the question for him: “I’m definitely not going to drive anywhere else. I’m just not interested in that.”
In the interview, he justifies his clear opinion by saying that he got the feeling for the best racing series and then he didn’t want “anything else”. He added: “I will definitely stay in the Formula 1 paddock.” That means in turn: Schumacher will show his skills in the Formula 1 car mainly in the simulator and sporadically in training sessions.
This in turn also fits the statement he made afterwards: “I’m 99 percent sure I’ll come to every race just to be there and position myself to be back on the grid in 2024.”
After a year off as a regular driver, Schumacher would like to have a permanent cockpit again in 2024 and could do it like Nyck de Vries. The Dutchman drove as a reserve driver for Mercedes last season and will be at the wheel for Alpha Tauri in 2023.
Emotional message to father Michael
In addition to the plans for his future, Mick Schumacher also published a birthday greeting to his father. On his Instagram profile he posted a picture of himself and his father from a younger age and a picture of Michael Schumacher in a racing car. He wrote: “Happy Birthday to the best Dad ever. Love you!” He added a heart smiley to the sentence.
Ex-ski star Lindsey Vonn and the social media presence of the Mercedes team also joined the heart smiley in the comments. In view of the emotionality, a user asked with a crying emoji who was cutting onions right now.
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