Ferrari wants to end the collaboration with Mick Schuamcher. It could mean that Michael Schumacher’s son was forced to leave Formula 1.
Ahead of the Formula 1 race in Zandvoort in the Netherlands, the headlines are once again swirling around Ferrari. This time about Ferrari’s desire to end the collaboration with Mick Schumacher. Mick, the son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, has been part of Ferrari’s driver’s academy, the Ferrari Drivers’ Academy, since 2019. That was before his first season in Formula 2.
The following year, he won Formula 2 with the support of Ferrari, and secured a Formula 1 seat in Haas, whose engines he buys from Ferrari and is now in his second season in Formula 1. He scored his first World Cup points this summer, but he was not convinced. Therefore, Mick Schwacher risks being forced to leave Formula 1.
Ferrari wants to end cooperation with Mick Schuamcher
According to Autosport, the collaboration between Ferrari and Mick Schumacher will end naturally after this year’s season, and Ekstrabladet writes that Haas team principal Günther Steiner has stated that Ferrari has no influence on the drivers selected by Haas for 2023.
Dan Kevin Magnussen will continue to be in the stable next year, but it was unclear who his teammate would be. During qualifying in Italy and the United States, the stable will test Antonio Giovannazzi during the first exercise. But there are other candidates such as Daniel Ricciardo who was forced to leave McLaren.
According to various German media, there are possibilities for Mick Schumacher with AlphaTauri, Alpine and Williams, although Alpine believes it has a contract with Oscar Piastri. There, Alpine and McLaren are currently in a much talked about contract dispute.
If Mick Schumacher does not secure a Formula 1 contract for next year, it will be the first time since 1981 that there is no German driver in the Formula 1 world championship.
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This weekend, F1 competes in Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Click on the link for times and select tires. Tomorrow, Wednesday, race guide Max Verstappen awaits at home and F1’s podcast, Plattan i Mattan.