(Paris) The 23-year-old German Mick Schumacher and the Ferrari drivers’ academy are parting ways after four years of collaboration, the Formula 1 team, for which Michael’s son was a driver, announced on Thursday. reserve.
Already released in November by his Haas team, after only two seasons in F1, the young driver will have to start all over again to hope to return to the elite. Apart from the Ferrari family.
In the footsteps of his illustrious father, who had crushed F1 with Ferrari, Schumacher junior had joined the Scuderia academy in 2019. Thanks to the Italian structure, he had first spent two years in Formula 2 for the team. Prema, claiming the title in 2020.
In 2021, he then made his debut in the elite with Haas, a team powered by Ferrari. But after 43 Grands Prix, the German has failed to convince and will be replaced by his 35-year-old compatriot Nico Hulkenberg next season.
Schumacher, who also had the role of reserve driver for Ferrari in 2022, is now free to occupy this function for another team, which could be Mercedes. Toto Wolff, boss of the team where Michael had finished his career, had indeed shown all the interest he had for Mick in November.