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Mick Schumacher has insisted that a full-time return to F1 remains his “dream” after his first stint in the sport turned into a nightmare. Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael, seemed set to continue the family legacy when he earned a seat at Haas in 2021.
But a difficult two seasons followed under team principal Gunther Steiner. The 24-year-old did finish in the points at both Silverstone and the Red Bull Ring in Austria in his second season, but a series of high-profile crashes, including in Saudi Arabia where he was forced to withdraw from the race weekend, cost him dear.
Schumacher was duly replaced by Nico Hulkenberg for the 2023 campaign, and spent the year acting as Mercedes’ reserve driver. It’s a role he’ll continue to fulfil this year, but his main focus will be on competing in the World Endurance Championship with Alpine.
The German driver’s ultimate ambition remains clear though. In an interview with formula1.com, he was pressed on his feelings about losing his seat at Haas, and then subsequently failing to gain one elsewhere.
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“I mean, it does include a lot of hair pulling and tearing, and I feel like you don’t really see that,” he admitted, before implying he now gets less attention from the press. “Obviously, this is the first media table that I’ve done this year (and) that shows a lot and says a lot in that sense, but F1 has always been a dream and it will always remain the dream.”
With Lewis Hamilton and George Russell ahead of him at Mercedes, Schumacher also conceded that a regular spot on the grid with the Silver Arrows was inconceivable short-term. And he wasn’t prepared to sit back on his laurels and waste any more time in his motorsport career.
