Mick Schumacher hﷺas been recommended as a replace🌸ment for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes - by his uncle Ralf Schumacher.

Mick will continue the role that he took last year as Mercedes’ reseಌrve driver when the new F1 season begins, as he awaits a full-ti﷽me return to the grid.

He will also race in the🔜 World Endurance ꦰChampionship for Alpine this year.

His name has surprisingly cropped up as a potential replacement for Hamilton, who will go to Ferrari next year, but the recommendation coꦛmes from family.

"There won't be that many candidates,” Ralf told about h💖ow to replace Hamilton.

“It's the que🌞stion of what Toto Wolff wants to do.

“George Russell, if he doesn't make any m♛istakes, is certainly capable of following in Lewis' footsteps and leading the team.

“Now the qu꧟estion is: Do you go for experience or bring🌼 in new, young people?

“Mick would certainly be one of ✤the best options in the young area.

“But of course there is also a Carlos Sainz on the market, even if I think he is🃏 more likely to land at Audi.

“Iও think🧔 Mick's chances are good and I think he deserves the chance.

“He♓ would be a man alongside Russell who can be built up for the future.

“I'mꦯ pretty confident about that, now all that's left is Toto 🔴Wolff is of the same opinion.

“But so far I've o💖nly heard positive things from him about Mick.ꦓ.."

When Mick joined Mercedes’ as their third driver last year it was a continua♎tion of the Schumacher family legacy with the German manufacture💫r.

Michael Schumacher ended his car🍨eer with a stint at Merce🐽des which paved the way for Hamilton’s success.

But his son Mick’s F1 career might have already ended. He was a♑xed by Haas after two seasons and awaits♓ a second chance with another team.

Ralf reacted to Hamilto༒n’s decision to go to Ferrari in 2025: "At first it was surprising, but then it was understandable.

“Lewis Hamilton really wants to win and I think he♈ has lost a little trust in the team and in 🎐the structure at Mercedes in the last two years.

“Those two years ✃were difficult. Don't underestimate the fact that Frederic Vasseur's relationship is a very long one, and well-known one and I am sure that he promised him everything."

Ralf was asked if Hamilton can return to his title-winning ways at Ferrari, the team where Michael Schumacher♏ became an F1 legend.

"It depends on who is there,” Ralf said.

“There are rumours 🍎that he is taking his race engineer with him and that would be the best thing that could happen to him because there is such a strong bond between the two.

“And who else will Vasseur bring in?

“The package at Ferrari wasn't bad last year, but there was always the tyre probඣlem and something had to be changed."