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The great name of Schumacher, now official, will be on the grid of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship!
24 hours after the announcement of the collaboration with Nikita Mazepin, Haas also announced a partnership with Mick Schumacher, son of the seven-time world champion in the motorsport crown, Miguel.
The 21-year-old who leads the Formula 2 classification With only two games to complete, it has long been considered a step towards promotion. It was, after all wish of the Ferrari Academy to which it belongs.
As in the case of the Russian, so in the case of the German, the American team speaks of multi-year agreement. In fact, on Friday, December 11, he will lead the first free trial period of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on your behalf that will close this season.
And then, on December 15, you will participate in the new pilot tests, which will also take place in Yas Marina, to prepare in the best possible way, familiarizing yourself with the operation of the equipment and the VF-20.
Welcome Mick! 🇩🇪# HaasF1 pic.twitter.com/DdKw3m0zxC
– Haas F1 Team (@ HaasF1Team) December 2, 2020
«The prospect of being on the Formula 1 grid next year makes me incredibly happy! I have no words! I want to thank the Haas team, the Scuderia Ferrari and the Ferrari Academy, who trusted me. Too, I want to extend my thanks and my love to my parents, knowing that I owe them everything. I have always believed that I will be able to make my dream come true, to be in Formula 1. I will do my best, as always, and I look forward to this joint journey with Haas.Mick said.
Remember the name 🤩
Current @ FIA_F2 points leader @SchumacherMick will achieve his dream of racing in F1 in 2021 with @ HaasF1Team # F1 # RoadToF1 pic.twitter.com/dlxW32xc1e
– Formula 1 (@ F1) December 2, 2020
On the side of Haas, the team leader Guenther Steiner declared: «I am very happy to confirm the presence of Mick Schumacher in our lineup and welcome him to the team. The Formula 2 championship has been the right platform for young drivers to show their talents for years and this year has proven to be one of the most exciting seasons in recent years. Mick has won races, has podiums, and has impressed against many talented opponents. I firmly believe that with his appearances he won the opportunity to move up to Formula 1. We have before us, as a team, to evaluate and nurture a new driver in 2021. We are laying the foundation for the continued and long-term development of the team and I look forward to Mick’s contribution to that, on and off the track».
Extremely happy for you @SchumacherMick ❤️
We couldn’t be more proud of our journey together!
CONGRATULATIONS 👏 https://t.co/FQAtt4ZEEn
– PREMA (@PREMA_Team) December 2, 2020
The German driver was second in German Formula 4 but also in Italian Formula 4 in 2016, he won the title in 2018 in his second season in European Formula 3 and since last year he fights on the last step before the Dream.
His F2 debut included a victory and a podium. but nevertheless this year, he became one of the first protagonists, competing again in the PREMA colors. He has two wins and ten podiums, enjoying a 14-point lead, two laps before the end of the season.
Regarding Formula 1, having joined the Ferrari Academy on January 19, 2019, in two cases he directed his father’s legendary F2004 – at last year’s German Grand Prix and this year’s Tuscany Grand Prix.
In April 2019 did tests with the Scuderia as part of the test that took place in Bahrain, driving the SF90 and the Alfa Romeo car. A month ago he was in Maranello where he tested with the SF71H, in preparation for his first appearance in an official F1 process.
He was scheduled to drive in FP1 of the Eiffel Grand Prix, representing Alfa Romeo Racing, but bad weather did not allow it.
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