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The name Schumacher is back in Formula 1. After the American racing team Haas first introduced Russia’s Nikita Mazepin as a new driver, a few hours later it is official that Mick Schumacher will get the second cockpit as expected.
Heartwarming video with Father Michael
Shortly after the announcement, the German posted several videos on his Instagram account. In a first video, he thanks his future team for believing in him and giving him the opportunity to make his dream of Formula 1 come true. Shortly after, a video follows that shows him as a small child together with his father Michael on a kart track. . The recordings are 20 years old and show how the fascination for motorsports started very early. The sweet button sits in a kart and is kindly instructed by his father. It was probably the beginning of a great dream.
What is already clear now is that Mick will not break the big rope in his first year in Formula 1. The Haas team is too weak for that (around four times the budget of Ferrari). But together with the also young Mazepin, he can give a new air to the team. Schumacher does not contribute the same amount of money as the Russian, but his name is certainly a plus for future sponsors. For him on the track it will be primarily a matter of leaving his future teammates behind in practice sessions and races.
The family environment
In Formula 2, qualifying is probably Mick’s biggest weakness. But experts agree that he is also an exceptional talent. Mick is considered a calm and thoughtful driver. But if he sees a gap to overcome, he stabs him without concessions, almost as if you knew it from his father. But that’s not the only thing that reminds you of his father. In terms of physical condition, he is in no way inferior to him. Mick is very eager to train and is in great shape.
And like Michael, he is also an absolute family man. His mother Corinna is the most important contact person for him. He has always talked to her about all the decisions in his sports career. He also maintains very close contact with his older sister Gina-Maria. The woman who pulls the strings in the background has been manager Sabine Kehm for many years.
For Mick to go this far, the Schumacher family had to invest a lot of time and even more money in their son. According to projections by Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, around € 6 million has likely passed since he entered kart racing.
As a Formula 2 champion in Formula 1?
The highlights of his career so far are: two second places in the Formula 4 championships of Germany and Italy in 2016, in 2018 he wins the European Formula 3 championship and in the current Formula 2 championship he is on his way to the title before the last race weekend. All the results that demonstrate his indisputable ability.
Mick will be behind the wheel of the Haas race car in a free practice session on the final Formula 1 weekend in Abu Dhabi in 2020. There are also rumors that he could make his Formula 1 debut this weekend, if Romain Grosjean doesn’t. he has recovered from the burns he suffered in the first of two races in Bahrain. Have. However, given that he has had very little experience with Formula 1 cars so far, that compromise is more than questionable. Because he has very little experience with current cars. The planned training day at the Nürburgring fell victim to fog in early October.
As planned, it will be at the start of the premier class of motorsport for the first time at the season opener this coming March in Melbourne. (sst)
