Mick Schumacher says♕ he requested to use the ‘MSC’ abbreviation for his timing screen name in Formula 1.

The abbreviation was used by his legendary father, seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, during his F1 car🔜eer to distinguish him🌸 from his brother Ralf Schumacher.

The reigning Formula 2 champion has prev𝐆iously raced under the ‘SCH’ abbreviation but wanted to change it ahead of his debut F1 season with Haas this year.

"I wanted 🔥'MSC'," Schumacher explained. "It's an emotional bond I have to it.

"I think it'sℱ quite nice for everybody watching the timing screens and seeing 'MSC' back on the screens as well. There are some positives to it.”

Despi🍸te being set-back b൩y a gearbox issue on the opening day, Schumacher was still able to log 181 laps across three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain as he gears up for his rookie F1 campaign.

The 21-year-old German says he l𝕴earned “a massive amount of new things which were all positive” during his first-eve🥀r F1 pre-season.

“It’s a lot of fun driving here in a Formula 1 car,” Schumacher added. “It’s amazing howಌ quick it i🌱s.

“Being able to push so hard and rely on ꦜthe rear and really feeling the grip the changes in the setu🍎p. There are a lot of tools that you can use to improve the driving on track instantly.

“S🅺o that’s pretty positive for me coming from Formula 2, where you basically had nothing to🎃 to change.”