Mick Schumacher had an unfortunate and unsuccessful start to his F1 racing career when he drove for HAAS for the last 2 seasons. His contract wasnt renewed with the team but instead he took a reserve driver position in the Mercedes team. But could we be seeing more from the young driver? Wolff comments on this.

Mick Schumacher in F1

With Schumachers’ short lived stint in F1, there have been talks about a possible return. Toto Wolff has expressed his admiration for the young driver since joining the them.

Mick Schumacher, the son of racing royalty, Michael Schumacher has had a bumpy start to his F1 career. His intentions to be in F1 are clear and he is putting in the hours in the simulator at the Brackley head office.

There aren’t however, many seats left on the 2024 grid and speculation of where he could be placed have been curcilulating for months. Competition to get into F1 has never been higher and with talent seeping through the lower formulas and other motorsports. This may be more of a challenge than Mick anticipated.

The Williams seat has been the one most speculated for Mick, after the rookie, Logan Sargents weak performance in the car compared to his team mate Alex Albon.

Toto Wolff on Schumacher

Toto Wolff has expressed his backing of the young German driver in an interview with Autohebdo stating:

“He deserves to be on the grid.

“When you don’t feel confident in a car for a long time, you put more pressure on yourself and perform less well. I think that’s what happened at Haas.

“He is fast. If you win F3 and F2, it means you have great potential, and he has never been able to show it. I’m happy that we have a third driver who I know will do the job if one of the starters were to withdraw.”

Showing clear support of Schumacher, its great to have such a well respected team principal in his corner. His improvements as a reserve driver for the Mercedes team has not gone unnoticed, and his simulator work has been paying off.

But seats in Formula One are hard to come by and with high competition and so few spaces opening up in the 2024 season, we may have to wait a little while longer to see Schumacher in F1 again.

Do you think Schumacher deserves a shot at F1 again? Or did he waste his one chance with Haas? Please let us know your thoughts on the situation.

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