The Schumacher name is set to return
to the Formula One circuit after American team Haas announced on
Wednesday that Mick Schumacher will race for them next season.
The 21-year-old German, the son of seven-time world champion
Michael Schumacher, is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy.
He won the Formula 3 European Championship in 2018 and looks set
to clinch the Formula 2 title, leading the standings by 14
points with one round remaining.
"The prospect of being on the Formula 1 grid next year makes me
incredibly happy and I'm simply speechless," said
MickSchumacher.
"I would like to thank Haas F1 Team, Scuderia Ferrari and the
Ferrari Driver Academy for placing their trust in me.
"I also want to acknowledge and extend my love to my parents - I
know that I owe them everything.
"I have always believed that I would realise my dream of Formula
1. A huge thank you must also go to all the great motorsport
fans out there who have supported me throughout my career. I
will give it my all, as I always do, and I look forward to going
on this journey together with Haas F1 and them."
He is the third member of the Schumacher family to race in F1
after his father and his Uncle Ralf, who started 180 races
between 1997 and 2007, winning six.
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