No Formula 1 track is more closely associated with Michael Schumacher than Spa-Francorchamps. Now son Mick is also hoping for a great moment. For the Haas pilot, it’s about his sporting future.
Mick Schumacher already feels the magic of Spa-Francorchamps on the approach to the forests of the Ardennes.
30 years after his father Michael’s first Formula 1 victory on the Belgian circuit, the 23-year-old now needs a special moment in the race for his future. “Spa is our family’s living room,” says Mick Schumacher, a sentence that his dad once formulated in a similar way. But in the fight for his cockpit at Haas, nostalgia is of little help to the Filius, he urgently needs to deliver results.
“We still have to see what the future holds,” Mick Schumacher replies to the increasingly pressing questions about his chances of staying in Formula 1. He was impatiently awaiting the end of the almost four-week summer break in order to be able to compete in the remaining nine races of the season to be able to prove. “I’m fully charged and ready to fight,” he assures.
Haas or nothing?
His Haas team recently played for time. Stable rival Kevin Magnussen is already tied for next year. Schumacher must hope that technology partner Ferrari will use its say in filling the second cockpit for him. Schumacher’s prospects for the few other vacancies in the driver’s field for 2023 are rather slim.
Haas or nothing could mean that for Schumacher. After the departure of Sebastian Vettel at the end of the season, for the first time since 1990, a Formula 1 year without a German driver is imminent. In 1991, Michael Schumacher’s star rose in Spa. At the latest with his victory in Belgium in 1992, when he shone in the rain and switched back to dry tires at the right time, the boom in the racing series in Germany really picked up speed.
The Schumachers and Spa
“Spa itself is so steeped in history, but also a very special place for us as a family and also for me,” says Mick Schumacher today. His father won six times on the Ardennes roller coaster, more than anyone else in Formula 1. In 1995, the man from Kerpen even triumphed from 16th place on the grid, again in the rain. In 2004 he secured the last of his seven world titles in Spa.
“Always an issue” is this special history, assures Mick Schumacher. Of course, he celebrated his first victory in Formula 3 in 2018 at Spa. All past. In the here and now, Schumacher can hope that a complete package of innovations for his racing car will give him a boost at Spa.
Schumacher needs more points
After a botched start to the season with two serious accidents, he scored the first twelve points of his Formula 1 career at Silverstone and Spielberg. In France and Hungary, however, he was recently left empty-handed. The fact that Ferrari replacement driver Antonio Giovinazzi gets two training sessions in the Haas in Monza and Austin is seen by some as a sign that Schumacher’s future is still open.
According to the media, team boss Günther Steiner also spoke to Daniel Ricciardo, who has to leave McLaren early at the end of the season. The Australian, however, is more of a candidate for Alpine. Schumacher’s uncle Ralf is still rather relaxed about the contract poker for his nephew. “I don’t know what else Haas should do, because there aren’t that many drivers with experience,” said the Sky expert. Another Schumacher moment in Spa on Sunday (3 p.m. / Sky) would definitely be helpful.
Mick Schumacher at the Belgian Grand Prix Information on the racetrack Documents from the world association on the Grand Prix
Source: Stern

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