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Mick Schumacher will
return to action in 2024. The German was sidelined for a year but will finally
return to racing. He gets the chance at Alpine in theWEC
, but the obvious link with Formula
1 has not escaped Schumacher
either
After two years at Haas, Schumacher’s F1
adventure was already over (for
now). The son ofMichael Schumacher
wasn’t deemed good
enough byGuenther Steiner
and was replaced with
Nico Hulkenberg . There
was no place elsewhere on the grid, so Schumacher had to make do with a spot as
a reserve driver at Mercedes.
The F1 grid for 2024 is also all but finalised. With only one spot left at
Williams , where Logan Sargeant
will most likely drive
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for another year, all the seats for next year are already taken. Schumacher
extended his deal with Mercedes to remain part of F1 but also wanted to race
again.
“Very important,” Schumacher said in Abu Dhabi when asked about returning to
racing. “Having sat out the whole year has been tough, and I’m just excited to
be back in the car and go race, have a new challenge ahead of me. I’m a racing
driver, I haven’t been out of racing in 14 years previous to this. It was a
clear choice and direction that I wanted to be racing next year.”
No F1, but the World Endurance Championship for Schumacher. However, Mick
would not call it a step back.”I wouldn’t call it a sidestep. I think it has
its charm and its challenges just as much as Formula 1 does. I’m doing that
dual programme with the reserve driver role to keep in contact with Formula 1.
I see it as a challenge and something where I can develop further.”