Mick Schumacher is part of the renowned Ferrari driver academy and is expected to drive for them in the future. According to team boss Mattia Binotto, this could be the case as early as 2023.
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The Italian team currently has Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz on the team, but has not dismissed the idea of having Schumacher at the wheel in the near future.
Binotto sees Mick Schumacher driving for Ferrari in 2023
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Currently, in his rookie season at Haas, Schumacher Jr. is still learning the basics of Formula 1. By 2023, however, Binotto believes Mick could be ready and drive for Ferrari.
In an exclusive interview with RTL.DE asked whether the name Schumacher should be back in a Ferrari by 2023. The boss of the Italian team only replied: “Could be.”
Formula 1 F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – July 30, 2021 Mick Schumacher from Haas in action during training REUTERS / Florion Goga
Leclerc has a contract with the team until 2024, while Sainz joined the team this year and his contract expires in late 2022 for the 23 ‘season.
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What else did Binotto say about Schumacher Jr.
Being part of the driver academy means a lot of pressure, especially when the team principal is monitoring your progress, and wearing the Schumacher name in F1 also brings a lot of expectations. So the Maranello team hopes Mick can meet these expectations.
He said, “” I think that should be his challenge. I think he has clear goals and that (driving for Ferrari, the editor) is part of it. Before we decide when he’s ready for Ferrari, he has to finish this year without pressure, we don’t have to put pressure on him, that would be wrong. We are watching him closely. We expect a lot from him. “
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Formula 1 F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – July 30, 2021 Mick Schumacher from Haas in action during training REUTERS / Florion Goga
This season Micks achieved the best result so far at the recent Hungarian Grand Prix, where he finished twelfth. He has not yet collected his first F1 points and is nineteenth in the drivers’ standings.
At the start of the second half of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix. Schumacher Jr would hope to step up his game at Haas and meet Ferrari’s expectations.
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