Pink Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko insisted that former F1 driver Mick Schumacher deserves a return to the top of motorsport given his expertise and potential.
Schumacher, raised Switzerland, started his profession in karting in 2008, progressing to the German ADAC System 4 by 2015. After successful the 2018 FIA F3 European Championship, he progressed to System 2 in 2019, and received the 2020 System 2 Championship, with Prema Racing.
His development into System One noticed him be a part of the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2019, testing for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo earlier than making his observe debut within the 2020 season.
The German driver made his F1 debut with Haas in 2021 and stayed with the American crew for the following season, however he didn’t safe a contract extension for the 2023 F1 season.
Schumacher is at the moment the reserve driver for Mercedes and can also be competing within the FIA World Endurance Championship with Alpine within the Hypercar class.
Talking of Schumacher’s potential, Marko added: “Mick is among the politest and nicest folks in the entire paddock, which is a drawback for him. He additionally has the handicap of a giant identify.”
“In sporting phrases, he has already achieved lots. He received the System 3 championship, he received the System 2 championship, that alone made him fascinating for System 1 groups.”
“So far as we had been involved, there have been no sporting the reason why we by no means acquired collectively. He was a Ferrari junior on the time, however Mercedes took him into the crew [afterwards]. So he wasn’t even in the marketplace.”
Marko criticized former Haas crew boss Guenther Steiner for sacking Schumacher from System One’s sole American outfit.
“At Haas, he was not handled pretty by Netflix celebrity Guenther Steiner. That is a truth. When you drive outdoors System 1, it turns into a tough story. However behind the scenes, you solely hear good issues about him.
“Toto Wolff praises him to the skies. I feel Alpine and Audi are significantly contemplating him. I would not begrudge him, as a result of he deserves it,” famous Marko.
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