Mick Schumacher's real F1 comeback options beyond 2023 Mercedes role

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Mick Schumacher finally has a silver lining after losing his Haas drive and splitting from Ferrari.
The son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher has joined Mercedes as a reserve driver for 2023, ahead of what Mick hopes will be a proper F1 comeback in 2024.
Schumacher was part of the Ferrari Driver Academy for four years and raced two seasons in F1 with Haas, but now he has a change of scenery that at least gives him a good short-term programme.
That work will be Schumacher’s immediate priority but there will also be an effort to find him a racing return in 2024 - and while that is really, really unlikely to be with Mercedes, we think Schumacher has some realistic options elsewhere.
00:00 Schumacher joins Mercedes
00:56 The perfect stop-gap
03:05 2024 options
05:21 The family history
#F1news #MickSchumacher #Mercedes
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@Shapershift Год назад

Also, Toto seems to genuinely like Mick. And considering that Toto helped Ocon when he was without a seat, I believe that Toto will try to do the same with Mick.

@Bale4Bond Год назад

Ocon was his client and Schumacher being an actual German in a German team bodes well for sponsors and general marketing. Both of these cases have little to do with Wolff particularly liking them. Let's not be naive.

@Dorlan2001 Год назад

@@Bale4Bond Wolff had a strong relationship with Michael and yeah, while it's good for business to have Mick on the team, I do see in him that he REALLY have trust on him. Toto have a great eye for talent and if he wasn't good enough, he wouldn't waste his time defending him on the media, or even so, hiring him in.

@orbit1894 Год назад

@@Dorlan2001 even if Mick would be good enough to stay in the sport its a win for mercedes and Toto, he has a huge name, and if he can stay in the sport thanks to mercedes and toto thats huge marketing for them

@miggygetright6344 Год назад

Yeah, Toto is quality, one thing I'm not sure of is whether he'll represent Mick, be his agent, as he is for Esteban and George. Hopefully that is part of the deal, in that case I'd call it a certainty that we'll see Mick back in F1 as a full-time driver. Think Audi and Porsche, if the latter enter F1, would be interested, if not maybe a seat at Williams could be possible, but only God knows what'll happen at Williams.

@dud8905 Год назад

De vries was a merc reserve driver and he got a seat at another team hopefully the same can happen with mick

@glxywlf Год назад

Toto Wolf has a reputation for doing right by his drivers. Promoting Bottas to Mercedes and finding Ocon a seat after his exit from Force India. Van Doorne and De Vries at the Formula E team. Mick is in a good place for now.

@coloradoan2199 Год назад

A much better place than Haas.

@bernardoberner4 Год назад

I wouldn't get too excited, unlike Ocon and Bottas, Mick hasn't shown enough to grant him a place on the grid. Unless he proves himself to be a good driver in another championship, like Vandoorne has done in FE, I don't see Mick coming back to F1

@SceneArtisan Год назад

Galaxy Wolf: I couldn't have put it any better; well said.

@glxywlf Год назад

@@Wolfywolf7 Lewis can't be the No.1 forever. Eventually, someone has to be Russell's wingman. But I agree, Mick needs more experience WEC, Indycar, Formula E something.

@tonyroberts7481 Год назад

Agreed that he’s in the best possibke place but I don’t see him progressing much farther than the back of the grid. That is unless he has hidden potential we have t seen yet.

@changbeerbeer Год назад

It’s a real shame that Mick’s farther is not along side him to help guide his career, It seems very likely that would have made Mick a better driver!

@dawnsherratt2317 Год назад

Like max and Jos. It truly is a shame

@hawkboy000 Год назад

I think we forget that fact that not having his father beside him to guide him must be emotionally hard

@stephen_101 Год назад

I’m sure uncle Ralf and Sebastian Vettel are doing their best to mentor him as best as they can.

@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158 Год назад

🤮

@yannikbergs Год назад

@@stephen_101 Ralf also has a son racing in F3 and does commentating work for Sky Germany on race weekends, so he is pretty busy i think.

@AnimaDweller Год назад

You can see just how much the Schumacher family means to Mercedes (fun fact, Mercedes was actually Mick's sponsor before he joined the FDA). He's going to have an exceptional place to grow as a driver, take things at a slower pace and refine those details he needs to work in to be a more complete driver.

@nicklame2647 Год назад

In distant future drivers come only from certain houses, a breed race of pure blood drivers, no outsider can enter the sports.

@davidorama6690 Год назад

A noteworthy name does not mean you deserve anything, but it’s clear that HAAS is a crappy team for driver support.

@AnimaDweller Год назад

@@davidorama6690 indeed, but what I meant is that they seem to truly be invested in helping Mick. And they must see potential on him, otherwise they wouldve just given him an ambassador role or something.

@Nikelaos_Khristianos Год назад

They also supported Ralf Schumacher in the DTM after F1, they've got a good relationship with the Schumachers. Important, given that they're one of the biggest names in German motorsport alongside the Schumachers themselves. That being said, it wouldn't look right if Mick ended up with Audi, Porsche or BMW in other championships. Mercedes is where he "belongs".

@buddhaboy- Год назад

No need to be sentimental- mick stands on his own and will eventually march up the midfield with luck and a decent ride…

@drftjuice Год назад

Glad to see him in a better environment

@therealquaid1694 Год назад

He he has been given a really tough run, sponsored and supported by Ferrari for all those years and gifted a race seat for two seasons. Absolutely terrible treatment.

@dragroch5536 Год назад

@@therealquaid1694 That's a comment someone with existential crisis makes.

@prettyprrrrettaygood Год назад

Would this even be a question if he were "Mike Schmidt"? I'm confused

@mrmarecki1 Год назад

I really don't get where all interest in Mick comes from. If not for his last name even if he made it to the F1 (which is far from certain), he would have been just one of dozens of average/below average drivers that had their chance for a season or two, didn't quite make the cut and were soon forgotten.

@ianresc3615 Год назад

Considering that Botas' seat is getting warmer and warmer, I wouldn't be shocked, if Seidel and Sauber poached him halfway through the season. Also there have been "rumors" in German media weeks ago that Audi were high on Mick and talks between the two parties had already taken place. To be honest, I wouldn't even be shocked, if Vettel made a comeback for Sauber/Audi. He even lives in Switzerland and loves Mick. The story writes itself.

@therealquaid1694 Год назад

They will need to get ready for the crash bills. This guy would find a way to even total a simulator.

@AnimaDweller Год назад

Sauber has been pretty clear saying that they want a German driver. Mick being their top option at the moment is a no brainer for them as there aren't many options and he's in a great place to develop. All he has to do is work hard in the reserve role and use every opportunity he has to show he's reliable and has a lot of potential.

@therealquaid1694 Год назад

@@AnimaDweller yeah he has a huge potential to rack up huge crash bills

@soundscape26 Год назад

Ditching Bottas and keeping Zhou?

@usersixtyseven Год назад

More likely that Zhou goes to Haas, Mick and Valterri would be a good lineup for Audi

@rayfinkle5048 Год назад

I really think Seb will be on the grid for Audi. I also think that Toto has proven time and time again he genuinely cares about the next generation of drivers and developing them into serviceable drivers for other teams.

@ArmandvanderMerwe Год назад

Vettel as Audi team principle mentoring Mick… would be awesome!

@Unamatrix01 Год назад

I think it is a fantastic move for Mick Schumacher, joining the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team as a reserve driver. He will finally be part of a well managed, organized and funded team. I think it is quite possible for him to get a race seat in one of the non-factory Mercedes powered teams, as well as a seat in the Audi Sauber F1 team.

@soundscape26 Год назад

Glad to know Giovinazzi is a "highly regarded simulator driver"... guess he was wasting his talents on the real track. 😄 As for Mick, hope he can find his way to another full time F1 seat. Wish him the all the best.

@redbullsauberpetronas Год назад

Gio is better than Mick

@KAMiKAZOW Год назад

@@redbullsauberpetronas Unlikely, given how insanely bad Antonio's Formula E season was where he threw the towel in almost every race. Even his replacement driver in the last race was instantly better than Antonio.

@redbullsauberpetronas Год назад

@@KAMiKAZOW worst team and formula e is a bit of a joke to begin with

@KAMiKAZOW Год назад

@@redbullsauberpetronas Ah, the "worst team" excuse. Funny how Antonio's team mate has beaten him constantly, even outside the points and even his stand in was instantly better. Antonio may be good in the Ferrari simulator but that's it. No racecraft.

@redbullsauberpetronas Год назад

@@KAMiKAZOW you still completely ignore everything he's ever done lmao, I'm guessing you're one of the people who praise Zhou endlessly?

@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 Год назад

Let's say he has more chances than Danny. There are four Mercedes-powered teams on the grid, and even ignoring Aston Martin since they have Stoffel and Felipe, that's six drivers he could replace during the season for whatever reason. We've seen what a supersub can do to get himself back onto the grid, both from the past (Mika Salo in 1999 then getting a Sauber seat for 2000) and recently (Nico Hülkenberg)

@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 Год назад

@mgi 12321 he might actually be a better example of an against-all-odds F1 comeback. He was never actually in F1, but he used to be McLaren's golden boy. Getting into F1 at 28 years of age after winning F2 in your third year is about as likely as getting back into F1 after two years at a backmarker team. If there's a role that can make it happen it's the Mercedes reserve driver one

@kidkarbon4775 Год назад

I think Danny has more of a chance of a race seat in RedBull the Mick does in Mercedes. I think Max will push Checo out of RedBull at the end of the season and the seat will go to Ricardo who Max has a good relationship with

@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 Год назад

@@kidkarbon4775 it's not gonna happen unless Checo really starts threatening Max, in which case I can see him pushing for a more friendly teammate. If Danny comes back, it's because a team needs someone with heaps of experience for some reason, even if the driver in question is past his prime

@aikanaro236 Год назад

People just want him to be in F1 because of his last name but he already had a 2 years opportunity to proove himself and it didn't work.

@pip5461 Год назад

He has a lot of potential if you look at some of the practice times he achieved.

@whiteknob7944 Год назад

Y’all talkin’ bout practice.

@harry4454 Год назад

@@whiteknob7944he started to beat Mag nearly every race near the end of the season and Mag even took his setup that Mick pushed for going against Haas setup

@disclaimer.imjokin Год назад

@@harry4454 you are spot on. As the car got worse mick out performed mag in every race. He was coming into his own. Needs a chance in a decent car

@thewalrus1968 Год назад

rubbish ..he isnt good enough for F1

@pip5461 Год назад

@@thewalrus1968 You are entitled to your own opinion... If you've studied the timings during practice laps around all the circuits, especially during wet conditions, you would see his timings are impressive.

@arfived4 Год назад

The guy is, at the very best, a vaguely competant midfielder with a famous name. His current role is likely to be his level

@ThereMayBeLions Год назад

I'm glad to see Mick and Danny Ric finding roles within the paddock. I really do think they both deserve to be in F1, and given the right chance - they'll seize it and be back to some capacity

@2011blueman Год назад

I think Danny will make it back in 2024, but I think Mick is done.

@ThereMayBeLions Год назад

@@2011blueman He hardly got much of a chance to show off what he can do. Sure, he was very accident prone this year - but I can name a few others who were prone to reliability or driving issues. Haas was not kind to Schumacher, as much as his driving was to them.

@ThereMayBeLions Год назад

@@2011blueman My prediction is that, by 2025 - Schumacher will be with Audi and Ricciardo will be with AlphaTauri

@2011blueman Год назад

@@ThereMayBeLions Professional sports are harsh like that. There are a new crop of top young drivers available every year. If you can't hack it as a rookie driver then most of the time you don't get a second chance. As Eminem said: "If you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted, One moment, Would you capture it or just let it slip?" He let it slip.

@aikanaro236 Год назад

@@ThereMayBeLions he got 2 full seasons that is more than enough specially in this sport.

@miggygetright6344 Год назад

If Toto also becomes Mick's representative, as he is for Russell and Ocon, it'll be a certainty that Mick will be back. Only question is when that'll be.

@ethenpeh637 Год назад

lets be honest, he is only there because of his dad

@powerfuljones Год назад

Valterie and Mick would be a great combo for Audi

@svendtveskg5719 Год назад

🤣🤣🤣

@chungony Год назад

He’s just a german Giovinazzi with the name of Schumacher.

@oranjelicht Год назад

ocon and albon had it well done as 1y off

@ManneSegerlund Год назад

He has a name that is good for marketing but Mercedes can get much better drivers for a full seat.

@kie_procrastinates Год назад

Would be good to see him in their GT programmes, maybe some LMP2 loans. Keep his skills sharp competitively while testing, getting ready for the return.

@lukeearthcrawler896 Год назад

Mick seems to be a good lad, but he doesn't have the genius of his dad.

@soundscape26 Год назад

That would always be a huge ask.

@lukeearthcrawler896 Год назад

@@soundscape26 I know. Mick is an excellent driver and he has a great racing career ahead of him. But he's more like Max's dad, Jos Verstappen or Martin Brundle: great drivers, just not generational talents. ALL F1 drivers are great drivers, but few select ones are special. And from Mick, we haven't seen that special trait, unfortunately. At least not yet.

@MrAndy76101 Год назад

Very pleased he found a role, hope he keeps developing the way he did last season.

@TheJokerit19 Год назад

I doubt, Williams would get changes on driver front, so for now, I view Sauber as his only option, depending on how Audi infuence might affect Zhou’s situation.

@2jzandys444 Год назад

It would be great if Mick could step in for one race, like the opportunity George had in Bahrain 2020.

@harry4454 Год назад

People unreasonably hate on toto but he's helped ocon and helping mick when he didn't need to

@williamford9564 Год назад

A longer term move to Sauber/Audi seems the destination for all this. And Toto continues his legacy of developing and getting rides for his drivers.

@aaron_ow Год назад

If Mick can prove his worth then perhaps Audi will sign in Mick for their team

@WH0oo... Год назад

It's a big if. If he does, there will be a host of teams after his sig.

@whassupg89 Год назад

Cool to see mick at his dads old team

@2jzandys444 Год назад

Both Ferrari and now Mercedes

@Biscotti. Год назад

Man, that Merc IWC on Mick looks so sharp..

@racingnesia Год назад

the race video were always perfect for when i eat. it finished when i also finished my meal😂

@michael-masi-2021 Год назад

Anyone know what watch Mick S is wearing when he is sitting with Toto?

@WH0oo... Год назад

A Pholex.

@JRockwelle Год назад

I’m a new fan of formula 1, I started following two seasons ago. I’d genuinely like to see Mick in the sport. He’s definitely got my support. Not blind support, but support. I don’t know why I have the new say this, but I have not seen a single episode of drive to survive.

@scsutton1 Год назад

It's just occurred to me that Mercedes now have THREE GP2/F2 champions in their ranks in Hamilton, Russell and now Schumacher.

@mrslothmann3321 Год назад

They had four last season with Vandoorne & De Vries?

@chrismuz Год назад

Great, this was exactly what I was hoping for (including Hulk replacing him at Haas)! 🥳

@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158 Год назад

Realistically, Aston seems to be the best option and even that's a bit of a stretch because it would require one of these 3 options: 1. Alonso to retire and Aston to not promote Drugovich (Toto could easily pull a few strings here); 2. Sir Lancelot to finally get tired of driving in circles and decide to find a new hobby. Even if Drugovich gets promoted in 2024 after his departure, Mick could still wait for Fernando's retirement since even he can't race forever and fully replace him in 2025; 3. both of them leave at the end of the next season, in which case he gets a clean slot. Also, since he joined Mercedes, I can't see him going to Sauber/Audi - Toto wouldn't allow that unless Mick breaks the contract himself.

@Shapershift Год назад

0:02 You could say he has a silver lining in a Silver Arrow.

@williammactavish3913 Год назад

No shit, Sherlock ..

@MostlyLoveOfMusic Год назад

Mick's likely to return with Sauber in a couple of years

@TheRealStevenGlen Год назад

Best possible outcome for Mick

@peterhaslund Год назад

Germany has a way-over-the-top driving a Haas next season. Mick sells tickets, not much else to offer. Plenty of drivers were found out in F1 but then preciously few were named Schumacher

@dr.stephenflorezdc6358 Год назад

I guess when you ride in on a certain last name, the sun never sets!

@Dorlan2001 Год назад

Man I don't like one bit about the Mercedes culture in F1, however this is by far the best option Mick could have chosen, even if there were real possibilities at any other team. Ferrari's operations are a joke and Red Bull have too many juniors that they could even manage. Mercedes have the resources and expertise to dedicate quality time on him to grown as a driver and hopefully, become a force in the paddock on the likes of Max Verstappen, George Russell, Lando Norris, or Charles Leclerc. Heck, Seidl moving to Sauber could force a move from Norris out of McLaren so realistically Schumacher have a slim chance to go in Audi or McLaren in the future. Exciting times. 😊

@samueldorrington8990 Год назад

Genius PR move by Merc

@FrosteMelon Год назад

Yes a PR move..Nothing more.

@dannr5073 Год назад

As long as he has his daddy’s name, he will always have options,

@seanalexander1984 Год назад

Another great upload! Great job!

@richardmortimer8147 Год назад

Bottas and MS would make an awesome combo at Audi. One has searing qualifying pace the other is the opposite.

@bikerjon8934 Год назад

1:40 that man-bun

@SISTERIES14 Год назад

Willkommen Mick

@youafruitcup Год назад

I can 100% see him going to Sauber/Audi if Bottas or Zhou underperform or Mercedes if Lewis retires in a year or 2

@redbullsauberpetronas Год назад

Zhou is underperforming already lol

@youafruitcup Год назад

@@redbullsauberpetronas I wouldn’t say Zhou is underperforming as much as the car is underperforming. He starting having good results in the middle and end of the year when the car was unreliable and just not anywhere near what it was at the beginning when Bottas was getting all his points. There was little difference in pace by the end of the year. But if Zhou doesn’t at least equal Bottas there maybe a chance he’s shipped for Mick

@Max-ve5tu Год назад

Does he really deserve another chance? If we look besides the Schumacher name, what has he done that puts him over Kvyat, Grosjean, Giovinazzi, etc.?

@EL1TEHD1 Год назад

Be young and get points

@SkodaYetiFan Год назад

Perfectly put. He's just another mediocre driver at the end of the day.

@heldenfan2354 Год назад

his race pace is on paar with magnussen and i dont make that up thats literally statistics he may not be his dad but he is a solid driver who deserves a chance at a team that doesnt blame him when they fuckup. Also he won f3 and f2 and everyone you mentioned had more chances then he did

@Dwagginz Год назад

Gio was mediocre at best. Why Ferrari hang onto him so tightly is anyone's guess (maybe because he is Italian?), but he's never really performed in F1 and his season in FE was absolutely disgraceful. Kvyat is good but overly aggressive. He's also a bit of a polarising figure and given the global situation a Russian driver (or RAF or No Flag) driver is not really an option. Grosjean isn't really an option either, for various reasons. I think Mick does deserve another chance, he needs a supportive team and his junior career shows he is able to win races and do well. He had a terrible start in F1.

@mgers75 Год назад

Did you even watch the last two years of F1 or is this just a video to fill a content quota? A Mick return will require a huge improvement in speed and car control. If Haas doesn't think you have what it takes, that's pretty damning. With that said. If Sargent sucks, he might be the only option to fill that seat mid-season. I guess it depends on how big a check Sargent's Billionaire uncle handed over to Williiams to secure that drive? But if that happens it will just be another half season of Albon kicking his ass.

@EL1TEHD1 Год назад

1st year with haas, the fucking worst possible car ever, 2nd year with an actual car he showed improvement (i know about the crashes but c'mon max verstappen crashed a lot when he was a rookie) oh and another thing, never take haas seriously, they're haas, they rather take nico no podium hulkenberg than a rookie with growth potential.

@SkodaYetiFan Год назад

@@EL1TEHD1 Max did crash a lot but whenever he didn't crash he lit the timing screens on fire. Mick crashed a lot too but he never had the speed to justify the crashes.

@dawnsherratt2317 Год назад

@@SkodaYetiFan Haas doesn't have the speed capabilities

@mgers75 Год назад

@@EL1TEHD1 If you've ever done any racing you'd know that the hardest thing to do is to find more speed. It's god given and you can only improve it so much. Mick just doesn't have that special speed that is required to be anything more than a pay driver who can get a drive with a Haas or Williams. Yes, Max had some incidents as a rookie and his first two/three years if we're being honest. But he was 5 years younger than 2021MIck and never lacked the speed. Mick can get better and maybe find another tenth or two and improve his wrecking but that's still not enough to be competitive in F1.

@philipmcmurray2262 Год назад

May God Bless Michael Schumacher

@philipmcmurray2262 Год назад

I didn’t finish my last reply My God Bless Michael Schumacher and keep him safe Amen 🙏

@nicklame2647 Год назад

you can actually edit posts

@WH0oo... Год назад

God's done both already. It's time he gave someone else a chance. But what happens when God ignores such pleading and let's them die horribly in a firey crash?

@ChristianRThomas Год назад

"Giovinazzi has plenty of F1 experience of his own." Yeah, mostly in the wall.

@redbullsauberpetronas Год назад

Did you even watch?

@bjs7442 Год назад

Sadly my view is if his name was John Smith he would be history now and opportunities for new drivers would be their. I dont rate Mick at all as a driver but a nice guy but at best he is a reserve driver or a number two in a back marker team. I have followed him since he started in F2 and was never impressed even though he won it at the second attempt with the lowest winning points ever and only two wins in the whole season. No poles and no fastest laps. He picked up the pieces. When he tries to drive faster he tends to lose control. If he was great on feedback and setting up a car perhaps Haas could have kept him but they didnt so you draw your own conclusions.

@richardmortimer8147 Год назад

He should get very friendly with Lewis and seek to up his qualifying speed. I think MS beat Magnussen on race day overall. It is qualifying pace he lacks, which was the same in F2.

@janrum7528 Год назад

Did you watch blindfolded?

@NemXX2 Год назад

Would love to see him pair up with Russell.

@jvomkrieg Год назад

Lots of sentimental folks here, if Mick doesn't cut it as a driver, his surname shouldn't save him. Weird how some many people will rip on pay drivers but not on name drivers. If he really improves this year, that would be great. But F1 is a business and super competitive. Your name can get you in the door, but like Bruno Senna and Piquet Jnr, talent has to be there too or you are gone in 2-3 years.

@Babun13 Год назад

Name does make things easy

@huwprice881 Год назад

He’s heading to Sauber / Audi, to join Seidel. Whether this happens in 2024 or later is moot.

@therealquaid1694 Год назад

Only team on the grid with enough cash to pay for his crash bills.

@Uno.Numero Год назад

I think Toto will the Ocon way or George way on Mick.

@Sum_Ting_Wong Год назад

As long as he doesn't go to Williams.... The Audi tie up sounds good

@piaschlaufer3323 Год назад

Hope mick will be wc some time

@themapl3791 Год назад

i reckon he will go to williams with albon moving to a better team

@kidkarbon4775 Год назад

Williams couldn't afford the repair bill.

@jimmcgonigle492 Год назад

I like Mick, but I have yet to see that "special ability" that all F1 drivers need

@stormking1973 Год назад

I really hope he can become faster then verstappen :) That is my prayer He just requires time..

@janrum7528 Год назад

Lack of talent and a lot of money. Thats the story of Mick.

@rossdark713 Год назад

Putting a German in a German team, just like putting a Frenchman in a French team in my mind is short sighted as you should put the best person in the car that is available and if they are German or French, then that is a bonus.

@lonewolfriding3815 Год назад

I’m sorry but Max , George and Charles also had crashes . Even Yuki and albon and yet everyone’s hard on mick. Race wise he got absolutely shafted by haas most of last year. He did amazing in Austria until kev didn’t want to play the team game. He won f2 regardless of the other drivers. He does have potential and the only one at haas that helped him was his engineer. The rest was all for k mag

@WH0oo... Год назад

The first three easily podium and/or won. A massive gulf in talent. Yuki and Albon are a few rungs down. Three years for Yuki, he is someone's favored son. But his time is running out. Mick's P6 was a fluke. In 44 races, he succeeded in ruining Latifi's unrivaled shot at P20. To win F2, it took a second year to sandbag the younger boys.

@fizzy2o11 Год назад

For the people who have properly followed Micks season rather than jumping on the surname bandwagon, they will know Mick has developed a lot in the 2022 season (he leads the race H2H vs Mag) and questionable strategy calls dropped him from points finishes at a few GP's. He made errors but it was pretty much his first season because the 21 season was an absolute write off with the F2 car he was given. GS is the worst possible team manager for a rookie and Im glad he is under the guidance of Toto now

@StruggleGaming Год назад

Wow they kept Antonio at Ferrari for simulator work? Their insane loss!

@KuchingKingVideoGamer Год назад

Sauber seat in 2024 together with Zhou or Bottas.

@nevergetagooduserid Год назад

yeah he will do really good at Mercedes. Every team needs a Tea Boy

@djdsf Год назад

Seeing Mick in Mercedes colors is painfully weird. Idk how all of that went internally, but I'm thinking that if he would not have been dropped, Vasseur would have gotten used for him.

@SkodaYetiFan Год назад

Well it seems like Ferrari really didn't have a use for him in F1. Both Ferrari drivers are locked in for the next 2 seasons and let's be real he is not fast enough to be a worthy replacement for either and they don't have a say in the 2nd seat at Alfa/Haas anymore so they can't use their influence to get him a seat there. They could've kept him as a reserve and use all the marketing potential of his surname which is pretty much the only reason Mercedes have signed him for.

@WH0oo... Год назад

Only one question to ask, what are the bookmakers' odds that Mick crashes in his first drive as a backup driver to a Mercedes engine customer?

@purple4395 Год назад

I think Mick deserves a comeback. Also I think his chances aren't bad. I wouldn't be surprised if we see 1 or more people retire and it's also entirely possible that one of the rookies is underperforming.

@benharbar Год назад

I do think this man’s career relies upon Yuki’s season next year. With him being “team leader” and having a “rookie” teammate it relies upon him and the only seat I see opening up is that seat unless Sargent does an awful job next season

@C41N4 Год назад

Ha! “Silver Lining” 😂😂

@red-nb3lj Год назад

Vettel did the home work for sure

@user-xn3vj4eu8l Год назад

The problem is not just Mick, others like him who should and deserve be given 2nd chance yet how dumb FIA and F1 barely give new teams chance to join with structure financial and other excuses

@rashidhasanrafi Год назад

I really hope we get Mick back in F1

@Strangegloves Год назад

glad that mick is still in f1 he's a decent kid and actually i do think it can come good for him eventually !!

@zooot820 Год назад

to say Mick is unlikely to be a championship contender is harsh. it seems forgotten he won the F3 and F2 championship.

@WH0oo... Год назад

He was held back a year to sandbag the younger boys for the F2.

@andrewramero4560 Год назад

He’s going to be the next valteri for George

@willgamingcorp Год назад

Lando to Audi when hos McLaren deal ends is my prediction

@WRXMAN-ms2mm Год назад

Next to Red Bull there is no better team to a lay off with. Ironically Haas may regret letting Mick go. A short term improvement for them perhaps with respect to DNF but long term they will need younger drivers. Imagine the scenario where he gets a drive this next season for one race and he places better than Haas. The pundits will go nuts with their I told you so.

@WH0oo... Год назад

A one off fluke like his P6 in 44 races.

@siimtokke3461 Год назад

It is completely useless to speculate who ends where and when. Look at the TR/AT-RB driver switching. At one point one driver looks to get the better deal just to realize how stuck he is. Or take Vettel's retirement and what that caused. You say that Mick getting Merc drive is unlikely, but in 6 months maybe Ham says he is going to retire after the 2023 season and Mick is in the Merc for 2024. We don't know what is going to happen.

@mrrevolt1072 Год назад

Why would audi sign someone who was dumped by a backmarker team and isn't on the grid for the past 2 or 3 years

@thescranstation2notbetter509 Год назад

I think for 2026 or earlier with audi, they should choose wehrlein and schumacher

@buttermegears53 Год назад

Gotta love Toto for this. One thing that could favor mick even more is Mercedes is german. They haven't had a german driver since the one who beat lewis in equal machinery

@orangeballs4536 Год назад

he's a good guy but aside from his last name i dont see anything that could help him make a comeback. unless lewis or george needs a fill then micks jumps in and does better than the other car otherwise i dont think he'll get a seat.

@hf7188 Год назад

I mean, if Lewis has another year like 2022, are we sure he will sign again for Mercedes? Maybe exit while he is still regarded highly wouldn't be a wrong move. Plus, Mick being German, I think nothing would please more Mercedes bosses to have a compatriot have a shot at a title once again.

@kidkarbon4775 Год назад

Couldn't see Mick having a shot at the title in a Mercedes as at this time no evidence currently exists that suggests he would be capable of beating Russell in the same car.