The German missed 2023 as a Mercedes reserve driver, but learned a lot from his teammates. Mick Schumacher mentioned one of the scenes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton that he caught while sitting next to each other.
The German was out when Haas decided to replace him with team-mate Nico Hulkenberg for 2023, leaving Schumacher to switch to Mercedes as reserve driver. There he was praised by team leader Toto Wolff.
Schumacher: Lewis and George set the standard Asked what he learned most during his time on the sidelines, Schumacher told media outlets “Now I know more as a driver what I want from the team around me.” equot;It’s not about my feelings, it’s about my value and what I can bring to the team. Basically, going into my first year in Formula 1, it’s hard to know where I am and how far I can go with my ideas and everything.
After working with Louis and George for a year now, I have some ideas about how high the bar should be and how far I can go. So I don’t think there’s any problem in sharing what I have to say in the future.”
Schumacher will compete in the 2024 World Championship with Alpine as part of his Hypercar line-up, drawing comparisons with his father Michael Schumacher. The seven-time F1 world champion raced sports cars throughout his career, competing in the World Sports Car Championship with Sauber-Mercedes in 1991. And I’ve always found many by accident, just like my dad did.
Schumacher said. And “Obviously, I’m getting back into sports cars, so I think that’s an exciting part of my career.”
