Mick Schumacher Archives

Mick Schumacher, the son of one of the best Formula 1 drivers ever, Michael Schumacher, spent the past season as a reserve driver for Mercedes, and from next season he will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He will be the driver of the Alpine racing team.

“A new chapter for me starts with Alpine in the FIA WEC hypercar category. The car is impressive and I can’t wait to get started. I grew up with single-seaters, so driving a car with a closed cockpit and covered wheels is a great opportunity to improve my driving skills. missing races this year, that’s what I’ve loved since I was a kid. Sometimes it’s hard to watch other riders on the track. Endurance racing is a new challenge for me and I’m sure we’ll have some great times together next year at Alpine,” stated Mick.

Mick also announced that he will continue to be a Mercedes test driver. “I am happy and grateful to be a reserve driver for Mercedes next season as well. It is good to stay connected with this great team in Formula 1,” said Mick Schumacher.

In testing, the 24-year-old German showed his driving skills which was enough for the Alpine team to offer him a contract. He joined the rest of the driver line-up with Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Charles Miles and Paul-Loup Chatin and Ferdinand Habsburg.

Source: Alpine

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German Formula 1 driver Mick Schumacher at the Goodwood Festival of Speed drove two Mercedes cars in the suit of his father, seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher.

At the end of the last F1 season, Mick burned the tires of his car because it was his last race for the Haas team. The people on the team didn’t like it, so they asked him to stop doing it. “Sorry Mick, can you stop doing that, seriously? I’m sorry, but we just can’t do that. Sorry,” was the message to Schumacher from his pit.

Mick was a little sarcastic saying, “Okay. I love you too.”

After that, Mercedes offered him the position of reserve driver, which he accepted. Team boss Toto Wolff hasn’t forgotten what Haas did to Mick, offering him to drive his father’s car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Mercedes posted a photo on social media with the caption: “Ok Mick, you can make donuts” and added a fire emoticon to represent burning tires.

Source: Mercedes

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