Ross Brawn, the director of Formulation One’s sport division, is rooting for Mick Schumacher to stay within the sport. Mick, simply 23, is in a tricky place proper now, and in accordance with American group president Guenther Steiner, the chances of his remaining with Haas are round 50/50. He additionally suggests {that a} extra seasoned rider like Nico Hulkenberg could take Schumacher’s place.
With top-ten leads to Nice Britain and Austria, Mick has lastly opened his factors account this yr, though he nonetheless lags behind teammate Kevin Magnussen, who has 22 factors to Mick’s 12. The son of a seven-time World Champion is making strides and changing into extra sure within the races as he comes to grasp that his future is completely tied to how nicely he performs.
It is solely pure for the F-1 sports activities director to be fully behind Michael Schumacher’s child. Brawn and Michael Schumacher labored collectively for a few years at Benetton and Ferrari, and so they had super success and had a extremely cordial connection.
Because the saying goes, “Mick has put in his time this yr. Now he is at a turning level in his life, however he has a terrific mentor in Kevin Magnussen,” said Ross Brawn. It is just on this premise that Mick’s future prospects might be evaluated: “There isn’t a query that he deserves to take the subsequent step in his profession.”
In distinction to his father, who had no bother pushing the boundaries of the automobile’s capabilities from the get-go, he has bother doing so. Mick has received championships within the junior sequence, however he wants extra time. Identical to his well-known father, he’s a gifted racer and provides his all to something he does. It is essential that he make some headway.
Ross Brawn drew a parallel between Mick and Max Verstappen, who misplaced his father Jos in 1994. Though Jos Verstappen was additionally considered a hero within the Netherlands, in contrast to Max, he didn’t win races, grow to be a seven-time world champion, or earn ‘legend’ standing, which is why Mick has a major edge over him. In fact, it places much more stress on Mick.
It could be an enormous disappointment to many followers if Haas determined to exchange Schumacher with a extra seasoned driver, however with six races remaining within the season, Mick nonetheless has a possibility to point out the group why they need to take note of him. There are openings on sure squads, and the F-1 league’s recruiting standards would possibly come as a shock.