Will Mick Schumacher get to drive Mercedes' W14 F1 car?
Schumacher, the son of legendary seven-time world champion Michael, has joined Mercedes as their reserve driver for 2023 after losing his Haas seat to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg and splitting from Ferrari.
The 23-year-old German will act as a backup for Mercedes regulars 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell throughout the campaign.
Schumacher is due to attend every grand prix and will 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:al🎃so be available to Mercedes customer McLaren in the event 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris or 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri cannot race, but the bulk of his work will be spe♏nt in the simulator at Brackley.
Schumacher recently completed a 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:seat fitting at&✨nbsp;Mercedes and McLaren but report that Mercedes won’t give him any running during pre-season testi🍌ng in Bahrain.
With just three days of running to prepare for the new season, Hamilton and Russell will split driving d꧋uties between them in Bahrain.
Hamilton and Russell will also divide time in the new W14 during its first shakedown at Silverstone fo🌄llowing Mercedes’ launch on February 15.
Mercedes are using the shakedown as one of their two permitted filming days for 2꧟023, both of which are limited to 100km.
FP1 runs are also out of the equation for Schumacher, given he does not meet the terms of the mandatory rookie🎐 running due to completing more than two grand prix starts in his F1 career.
Therefore, it appears Schumacher’s only chance of driving 🌳Mercedes’ W14 challenger will come if Hamilton or Russell are ruled out of a sessionౠ.
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