Mick Schumacher first race ends in disaster yesterday
Mick Schumacher took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time – without success. Nevertheless, he is looking forward to a positive future – as a Formula 1 driver?
Le Mans – Mick Schumacher recently took part in the legendary 24-hour race in Le Mans for the first time . However, the debut of the son of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher ended in disaster. Nevertheless, Schumi Junior will soon be allowed to test in Formula 1 – even a return is within reach.
“What a shame”: Schumacher race ends in disaster
“What a shame! We didn’t quite achieve our goal of finishing the race,” said Mick Schumacher, annoyed about his Alpine team’s botched performance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Instagram. “But if you look at it positively, the speed and work ethic was there. There is still a lot to learn, after all it was only our 4th race… onwards and upwards,” wrote the Swiss-born ex-F1 driver in English.
Schumacher’s debut in the famous classic came to an abrupt end after just five and a half hours – but the 25-year-old from the Alpine team is still satisfied. “We fought for a good position in the race until the end. My personal stint was also very positive,” he said. Schumacher’s French team-mate Nicolas Lappiere had to park the car in eleventh place after engine problems. The second Alpine car had already retired earlier.
Mick Schumacher sees upward trend and continues to have Formula 1 firmly in his sights
The son of Formula 1 record world champion Michael Schumacher is happy with his personal performance. “I’m very, very happy about it,” said Mick. He drove a total of 33 laps and set his team’s best lap time of 3:30.577 minutes.
Due to the failure, the trio of Schumacher, Lappiere and Matthieu Vaxiviere still have zero points in this season of the WEC World Endurance Championship after four of eight rounds – but Schumacher sees an upward trend. “We have grown together as a team,” he said. In his first season in the Hypercar category, they can now fight for the Hyperpole and have left the problems behind. The next race will take place in Brazil in mid-July. Before that, however, Schumacher wants to show what he can do in Formula 1, and a legend recently had a clear opinion
Mick Schumacher duels with youngster for Formula 1 cockpit
As the specialist portal motorsport-magazin recently reported, “Schumi Junior” is set to drive an Alpine from the 2022 season on July 3, the Wednesday before the British Grand Prix. Schumacher is set to share the test day in Le Castellet, France, with Jack Doohan.
The 21-year-old Australian is part of Alpine’s junior program and is also the team’s reserve driver. Next year, a regular cockpit will be free for the French team, as Esteban Ocon will be leaving the racing team. Everything is likely to come down to a duel between Schumacher and Doohan. It could prove advantageous that former Schumacher team boss Flavio Briatore is making his comeback at Alpine – a good sign for Mick?
