Schumacher Cautious as F1 Comeback Looms

Mick Schumacher: F1 Return “Within Reach”

16/07/2024

Mick Schumacher states a Formula 1 comeback is near, yet remains wary of overconfidence.

Mick Schumacher appears optimistic about his chances of returning to the Formula 1 starting grid.

The 25-year-old F1 driver, son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher, saw his career come to an end after only two relatively lackluster seasons with Haas, following a prolonged period of criticism from his then-boss, Gunther Steiner.

In 2023, Schumacher became the main reserve driver for Mercedes F1, before combining this role with a return to racing with the Alpine team in WEC this year.

And before the German’s Pirelli tire test with McLaren last week, Schumacher had what the media called a “shootout” test against Jack Doohan in a two-year-old Alpine F1.

“My chances of returning to Formula 1 seem pretty good so far,” Schumacher told the French news agency AFP.

“It’s important for me to return to Formula 1 to show what I’m capable of. There are obviously many interesting options. The question is to see what options are available to me. It’s not easy, but for me, showing what I can do and what I haven’t been able to prove over the past two years is a priority. I’m waiting to see what opportunities will arise.”

Last month, Alpine extended Pierre Gasly’s contract, with Schumacher, Doohan, and Carlos Sainz all vying to replace Esteban Ocon, who is leaving next year.

“For now, Formula 1 is within reach, but I am also aware of my mental balance and that’s where I need to make sure I don’t become too confident, that I continue to hold on and make sure there is a plan B in case it doesn’t work out. But we’re not there yet because my chances in Formula 1 seem quite good so far – but I don’t want to be too hasty and then regret it.”

Some believe a return to the grid in 2025 is actually Schumacher’s last chance to relaunch his F1 driving career, but he doesn’t see it that way.

“My plan has always been Formula 1, now we wait to see what opportunities arise. I think there’s a chance that doors will open, but it’s obviously a bit of an anxious time because you wait and after a while some of them may close. So you have to know what you want to do. But I’ve decided I’ll wait for Formula 1 as long as it takes.”

“It’s a tough situation,” he admits.

“When you dream of something all your life and then get thrown out, it’s not an easy situation to deal with. And obviously, dealing with disappointments has been the hardest part.”

Schumacher Cautious as F1 Comeback Looms

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Full 2025 F1 testing results

Carlos Sainz
1
CARLOS
SAINZ
Leader
Lewis Hamilton
2
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+0.031s
Charles Leclerc
3
CHARLES
LECLERC
+0.083s
George Russell
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+0.197s
Max Verstappen
5
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.218s
Alex Albon
6
ALEX
ALBON
+0.302s
Kimi Antonelli
7
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+0.436s
Oscar Piastri
8
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+0.592s
Pierre Gasly
9
PIERRE
GASLY
+0.692s
Lance Stroll
10
LANCE
STROLL
+0.881s
Liam Lawson
11
LIAM
LAWSON
+0.904s
Jack Doohan
12
JACK
DOOHAN
+1.020s
Yuki Tsunoda
13
YUKI
TSUNODA
+1.149s
Isack Hadjar
14
ISACK
HADJAR
+1.327s
Fernando Alonso
15
FERNANDO
ALONSO
+1.352s
Esteban Ocon
16
ESTEBAN
OCON
+1.380s
Lando Norris
17
LANDO
NORRIS
+1.534s
Gabriel Bortoleto
18
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
+1.709s
Nico Hulkenberg
19
NICO
HULKENBERG
+2.109s
Oliver Bearman
20
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+3.013s

Testing Total Distance Covered by Team

1
Mercedes
458
2
Haas
457
3
Racing Bulls
454
4
Alpine
405
5
Williams
395
6
Ferrari
382
7
McLaren
381
8
Sauber
354
9
Aston Martin
306
10
Red Bull
304
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14 MAR 05:00
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15 MAR 01:30
QU
15 MAR 05:00
RACE
16 MAR 04:00
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Race
Date
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Australian
Albert Park
16 Mar
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Chinese
Shanghai International
23 Mar
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Japanese
Suzuka Circuit
6 Apr
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Bahrain
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13 Apr
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Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street
20 Apr
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