Mick Schumacher consulted Sebastian Vettel before making the decision to move to the World Endurance Championships with Alpine in 2024. The son of legendary driver Michael Schumacher, Mick lost his place with Haas after being dropped at the end of the 2022 season.
He subsequently became a reserve driver for Mercedes behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell this season with the hopes of finding a new team for the next season. And he has now made the decision to take his talents to the World Endurance Championships and will drive for Alpine.
He is still set to remain as the reserve driver with Mercedes in 2024 in what could be a grueling year for the 24-year-old. It was a decision that Schumacher did not make lightly, and he has admitted that he spoke to four-time championship winner and close friend Vettel for advice.
Schumacher told reporters: “I spoke to a couple of drivers. I spoke to Timo Glock and I’ve briefly spoken with Sebastian about it as well.
“Obviously this has been a factor. He knows so much about motorsport that it was also a very clear point for me to go and ask him about his opinion.”
Schumacher will use the championship as a way to impress and did not want to sit out another year of racing as he had in 2023. His ultimate goal will be back to get back to the F1.
He said: “Obviously, having to sit out a full year has been tough and I’m just excited to be back in the car and go race and obviously have a new challenge again.
“That was for sure the aim. Obviously, I’m a racing driver. I haven’t been out of racing for 14 years previous to this, so it was definitely a clear choice and clear direction that I wanted to go racing again next year.”
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Vettel and Schumacher have been friends for numerous years now, after the former had been a huge admirer of Michael Schumacher and was able to race against him for three years before he retired in 2012.
Vettel even followed in Schumacher’s footsteps in making the move from Red Bull to Ferrari – where the latter had been for numerous years in his legendary career.
Michael Schumacher has not been seen for over 10 years now after suffering a ski accident when with Mick, which left him in an induced coma and now in a ‘vegetative state’.
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