Mick Schumacher, son of legendary German driver Michael Schumacher, is still clinging to his dream of returning to F1. However, Mercedes preferred the young Andrea Kimi Antonelli, as reserve driver for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell for the 2025 season.
Mick Schumacher is not the type to give up on a dream. The 25-year-old German driver still hopes to return to F1, although he is not part of his team’s plans. Indeed, Mercedes preferred its young protégé Andrea Kimi Antonelli to accompany Lewis Hamilton and George Russell as reserve driver for 2025. The son of legendary driver Michael Schumacher has been waiting in the shadows for two years.
Released and replaced by Nico Hulkenberg at Haas
Mick Schumacher made his F1 debut at Haas in 2020. His first two seasons were difficult, with just 12 points scored. Not satisfied with his results, the American team released him and replaced him with Nico Hulkenberg in 2022. Mercedes offered him a lifeline by signing him as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Since then, Mick Schumacher has failed to find his way back to a racing seat.
Mick Schumacher raced for Alpine this season in the World Endurance Championship
No team thought of taking him as main driver or even replacement. The British Williams Racing, in particular, looked elsewhere by taking Franco Colapinto to replace Logan Sargeant after the Dutch GP. His boss James Vowles said Schumacher was “nothing special”. But he later apologized for his offensive comments. For Mick, it is obviously very hard to perform like his illustrious father and his uncle Ralf…
This season Schumacher rode for the French Alpine team in the World Endurance Championship. These teammates were Ferdinand Habsburg, Nicolas Lapierre, Paul-Loup Chatin, Matthieu Vaxivière and Charles Milesi. The German driver can still hope to play a leading role with Audi, which will join the grid in 2026. But there is no guarantee that there will be a seat available for him. In any case, he will not race in F1 for two years.
Mick Schumacher has a plan B in mind
Mick Schumacher told Autosport that the future will be decided this year. “As soon as I know what I’m going to do, I will definitely issue a press release and let you all know,” he said. He hopes it will be Formula 1, because it is what he has dreamed of since he was little, when he saw his father doing wonders on the circuit.
However, Mick Schumacher has a plan B in mind. Namely continuing to race in the World Endurance Championship. But he hopes it doesn’t come to that. He believes he has shown enough that he is capable of winning championships to deserve F1. “It’s just about finding a balance between everyone’s schedule and their plan,” Mick told Sky in Germany.
