‘If Toto Wolff doesn’t put him in the car, F1 return will be difficult for Mick Schumacher’

Mick Schumacher’s hopes of returning to the F1 grid in 2024 are being compromised by a lack of track time at Mercedes, according to AlphaTauri CEO Peter Bayer.
Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg,
Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10,…

Schumacher was dropped by Haas at the end of 202🦩2, leaving him without a drive for this season.

Mercedes picked him up as their third driver for F1 2023, actꦇing as the team’s reserve and simul💝ator driver for the campaign.

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The German has been credited for 🐭a number of turnarounds mid-weekend Mercedes have enjoyed this season, indicating that he’s playing a crucial role back at Mercedes’ factor🅰y in Brackley.

Schumacher did get a tasteꦚ of the current Mercedes W14 on next year’s tyres in a Pirelli test in June, completing over 150 laps in the process.

In terms of an F1 return. Schumacher has been linked with a potential comeback with Williams in place of the struggling 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Logan Sargeant.

Opportunities have dried up el꧋sewhere with the rest of the driver market re꧋maining stagnant. 

Bayer - who recentl𓃲y joined AlphaTauri as their CEO - believes Schumacher needs more on-track outings to prove he’s good enough to make a return to F1.

“That’s where his challenge lies. How can he prove he is fast?” he said as quoted by ✤G💮PBlog.

“If Toto doesn’t put him in the car oꦛnce, it will be diffi💛cult for Mick.”

Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix,
Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2,…

AlphaTauri recently re-signed168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Daniel Ricciardo in place of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries.

Ricciardo’s impressive pace during a test fol♑lowing the British Grand Prix was a decisive factor in the decision.

“If Daniel 🥀had not driven such [good] times at Silverstone, he woul⛄d not be in the car with us now,” Bayer added.

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