Mick Schumacher Set To Make Test Debut With Ferrari F1 Car In Bahrain
26th March 2019
The 20-year-old will also make his Formula Two debut this weekend
- Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael, will make his Formula 1 test debut with Ferrari in Bahrain on April 2, the Italian team announced on Tuesday
- Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since suffering head injuries during a accident on December 29, 2013 while skiing with Mick and his condition is a secret closely guarded by his family
PARIS, France- Mick
Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael, will make his Formula 1
test debut with Ferrari in Bahrain on April 2, the Italian team announced on
Tuesday.
Schumacher will then take the wheel of Alfa Romeo's vehicle
the next day.
"I am really looking forward to what I'm sure will be a
great experience," said Schumacher.
The 20-year-old will also make his Formula Two debut this
weekend in Bahrain after being crowned Formula Three champion last year with
Prema, an Italian team allied with the Ferrari Drivers Academy with whom he
joined in January.
"I am consciously putting all thoughts of the test to
one side, because I am also very much looking forward to competing in my first
F2 race," he added.
Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since
suffering head injuries during a accident on December 29, 2013 while skiing
with Mick and his condition is a secret closely guarded by his family.
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The 50-year-old left a huge legacy at Ferrari, winning five
of his seven F1 world championships the Italian team.
His son was selected for testing alongside Briton Callum
Ilott, who will also test for Alfa Romeo in Spain on May 14-15.
"Mick and Callum are drivers on the way up,"
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto said.
"I believe that driving in an official setting such as
the tests in Bahrain and Barcelona can be very useful at this stage of their
careers."