Michael Schumacher’s son Mick could possibly be driving a McLaren this season ought to the Formulation One group want a stand-in for race regulars Lando Norris and Australian new boy Oscar Piastri.
Fierce rivals of Ferrari nice Michael throughout his golden years on the Italian group, McLaren mentioned on Wednesday they’d be capable to name on Mick’s providers as a part of a cope with engine supplier Mercedes.
The 23-year-old German joined Mercedes as a reserve to seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton and George Russell after shedding his race seat with Ferrari-powered Haas on the finish of final season.
“Welcome to the household, Mick,” McLaren mentioned on Twitter, declaring additionally that new group principal Andrea Stella was beforehand efficiency engineer to Michael Schumacher at Ferrari.
McLaren had a reserve-sharing settlement with Renault-owned Alpine final season, when Piastri was Alpine’s third driver.
McLaren then gained a contract dispute with Alpine for Piastri to race for them this yr, with the 21-year-old prodigy from Melbourne now eagerly awaiting his debut season after a stellar junior profession.
Mercedes and Williams shared Nyck de Vries as reserve final season, with the Dutch driver now because of race with Pink Bull-owned AlphaTauri.
McLaren even have 2021 IndyCar champion Alex Palou contracted to a reserve function the place the Spaniard’s schedules permit. Ten of the 23 scheduled F1 grands prix conflict with IndyCar.
