There were renewed rumours about Mick Schumacher’s return to Formula 1. But these have been dashed. Williams is instead relying on an Argentinian.
Mick Schumacher’s hopes of a short-term return to a regular Formula 1 cockpit have been dashed. The traditional English racing team Williams decided that the Argentinian Franco Colapinto from Formula 2 should replace the hapless US driver Logan Sargeant for the rest of the season.
Schumacher had also previously been considered for the job. The son of record world champion Michael Schumacher was no longer given a permanent cockpit at the end of 2022 after two years as a regular driver at Haas and was replaced by Nico Hülkenberg. Since then, the 25-year-old has worked as a Mercedes reserve driver and is also active in Alpine’s endurance program.
Schumacher (25) had already suffered a setback in Zandvoort when the French team Alpine decided not to choose him but Australian Jack Doohan as the second regular driver alongside Pierre Gasly from 2025. Schumacher’s only realistic chance of a permanent cockpit for the coming season is with Kick Sauber, which will start as an Audi works team from 2026.
Vettel would have signed Schumacher
The advocacy of four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel did not help either. “If it were my decision, I would lean towards Mick. Of course I am a little biased because he is my friend, but in my eyes he is the best solution,” Vettel told “Bild”. “Mick has two years of experience in Formula 1 as a driver, has a very broad technical insight through his current role, knows the Mercedes engine and has matured a lot as a person since leaving Haas.”
Colapinto, the first Argentinian Formula 1 driver in 23 years, will race with the number 43. Sargeant had to leave Williams, which gets its engines from Mercedes, at the end of this season anyway to make room for Carlos Sainz from Ferrari. The driver from Fort Lauderdale only scored one point in his almost two years with the English team.
Source: Stern
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