Schumacher Out as Audi F1 Closes Door

Ecclestone Nods to Audi F1’s Schumacher Snub

30/09/2024

Mick Schumacher’s hopes for an Audi F1 seat fade as the team seeks alternative strategies.

Mick Schumacher appears completely sidelined from the list of candidates for the Audi F1 seat. Last month, the German still hoped for a favorable outcome, but the door seems to have closed.

Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula 1 boss, defends Sauber and Audi’s perspective, implying that excluding the German from the list of contenders is logical, given his performance.

“You can understand Audi’s position,” Ecclestone said. “When they commit, they will need their number one and a number two driver. They will need a lot of help to protect their brand. They cannot just stand by.”

Ecclestone is unsure if Valtteri Bottas, who now seems to be the favorite to continue in the Sauber C45 seat next year, will be a good solution: “Only time will tell.”

As for Schumacher, the 2025 season will likely continue as this year, with WEC at Alpine and the title: “Things are going well there. So we are all convinced that I will continue to play this role.”

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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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16 MAR 04:00
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Australian
Albert Park
16 Mar
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Chinese
Shanghai International
23 Mar
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