‘If Toto Wolff doesn’t put him in the car, F1 return will be difficult for Mick Schumacher’

Mick Schumacher’s hopes of returning to the F1 grid in 2024 are being compromised by a lack of track time at Mercedes, according to AlphaTauri CEO Peter Bayer.
Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg,
Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10,…

Schumacher was✱ dropped by Haas at the end of 2022, leaving him without 💎a drive for this season.

Mercedes picked him up as their third driver for F1 2023, acting as𝓡 the team’s reserve and simulator driver fo⛎r the campaign.

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The German has been credited for a number of tu💞rnarounds mid-weekend Mercedes have enjoyed this season, indicating that he’s playing a crucial role back at Mercedes’ factory in Brackley.

Schumacher did get a taste of the current Mercedes W14 on 🦩next year’s tyres in a Pirelli test in June, completing over 150 laps in the process.

In terms of an F1 return. Schumacher has been linked with a potential comeback with Williams in place of the struggling 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Logan Sargeant.

Opportunities have dried up elsewhere wit🍰h the rest of the driver market remaining stagnant. 

Bayer -🎶 who recently joined AlphaTauri as their CEO - believes Schu♛macher needs more on-track outings to prove he’s good enough to make a return to F1.

“That’s where hi🍃s challenge✤ lies. How can he prove he is fast?” he said as quoted by GPBlog.

“If Toto doesn’t put him in the car once, it will be difficult f🐼or Mick.”

Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix,
Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2,…

AlphaTauri recently re-signed168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Daniel Ricciardo in place of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries.

Ricciardo’s impressive 💃pace during a test following the British Grand Prix was a decisive factor in the decision.

“If Daniel had not driven such [good] times at Silverstone, he woul✅d not be in the car with us now,” Bayer added.

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