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Oct 23, 2022; Austin, Texas, USA; Haas F1 Team driver Mick Schumacher (47) of Team Germany walks on to the track before the running of the U.S. Grand Prix F1 race at Circuit of the Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Oct 23, 2022; Austin, Texas, USA; Haas F1 Team driver Mick Schumacher (47) of Team Germany walks on to the track before the running of the U.S. Grand Prix F1 race at Circuit of the Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Former VCARB (RB) team principal Franz Tost believes that Mick Schumacher deserves a place in Formula 1, particularly for the last remaining seat on the grid at Sauber. The Hinwil outfit is being transformed into the Audi Works team, and the takeover is set to be concluded by 2026.
Tost, who headed Red Bull’s junior team AlphaTauri (now VCARB), backed Schumacher due to his past achievements, which included Formula 2 and Formula 3 championship victories. The German driver joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2019, where he tested for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo (now Sauber). His Formula 1 career began with a practice debut in the 2020 season. Schumacher then competed for the Haas F1 team during the 2021 and 2022 seasons before being relieved of his role.
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Since then, he performed reserve driver duties for Mercedes and helped the team with its simulator work. He eagerly anticipated a full-time racing opportunity in the premier class after the 2023 season. However, with no driver changes occurring, he was left waiting throughout the 2024 season as the driver market underwent major transformations.
Meanwhile, he is competing for Alpine’s World Endurance Championship (WEC) team, aiming to secure a Formula 1 opportunity. However, his chances diminished when Alpine signed Jack Doohan for the 2025 F1 season alongside Pierre Gasly.
Audi hired former Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto as the CEO and CTO of Sauber, entrusted with forming an efficient organizational structure and signing a potent driver alongside Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg, who will join next year.
