Although he is arguably the most famous Formula 1 rookie of all time, Mick Schumacher says that he is not often recognized in public.
With his father Michael, who is one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time, the limelight is firmly in the limelight Haas Driver on the grid in his first season, despite spending most of the races in the rear.
This became very clear to his cousin David when the two went out for dinner in Budapest on the weekend of the Hungarian GP earlier this year.
“Suddenly 15 people were sitting around us at the table,” he told ran.de.
“But he also got on the motorcycle with his own helmet – maybe not the smartest!”
Ralf’s son, who is currently driving in Formula 3, says that motorsport with such a surname has not had much of an impact on his public life.
“It’s not annoying at all,” he added.
“Since I’ve been driving Formula 3, hardly anyone has recognized me and I can live my life the way I want. I have my peace and quiet and can eat normally. “
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As a Formula 1 son and not Ralf’s son, Mick is of course better known than his cousin.
Nevertheless, he says similar things about how things fare for him en route, although the German is not often recognized when traveling.
He likes things like that.
“I’m not yet recognized at the airport, which is of course nice because I can still move around freely,” he says sport1.de.
Of course, things look very different on the race weekends at the venues, as many F1 fans are waiting to meet the drivers.
In this environment, however, he enjoys the attention.
“[It is] nice to be recognized, asked for photos and autographs, ”he added.
A member of the Ferrari Akademie will undoubtedly become better known to Schumacher if one day he is to drive for the Italian team like his father.
Even if he might like not to be recognized, he still hopes so do one day and “revive” the Schumacher / Ferrari combination.
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