Mick Schumacher and his uncertain future in Formula 1: can Ferrari put pressure on him to continue at Haas?

In its second season on the Formula 1, Mike Schumacher S.a 12 points and also two wrecked cars in Haasthe team that bet on him when he became Formula 2 champion in 2020. However, with six dates remaining in the season, his future is uncertain, both in the American team and in the Ferrari Driver Academy.

Although his current situation is better than that of his debut season, in which he finished without points alongside Nikita Mazepin, his then partner, now march to ten units of Kevin Magnussenwhich replaced Russian when war broke out in Ukraine due to the invasion of Russia.

Since June of this year, speculation has not stopped growing about its future. Until then, accumulated 28 races at Haas and no points, in addition to the destruction of two cars in seven Grands Prix, the last at the Monaco GP, where rumors about his possible departure from the American team in 2023 have grown.

As British journalist Joe Saward reported at the time, Schumacher’s situation was already complicated because he “did not meet expectations” and in the team led by Guenther Steiner they have in mind a change of drivers for the next year.

The news now comes from Maranello, because Mattia Binotto He said the plight of the seven-time German champion’s son will be addressed in the final six rounds of the season.

With Mick, as we said at the beginning of the season, it is important for him to improve this season. In some races we will sit with him, we will take stock of the season and we will also do it together with Haas and decide on his best future.“He explained.

The fact that Ferrari supplies Haas with its engines is no small feat and could put pressure to keep the German in a market where options to switch teams are tightened from week to week.

A new favorite?

As for the broader value of the Scuderia Driver Academy, meanwhile, Binotto said: “He is a very important pillar of our team. We are investing a lot in it and will continue to invest a lot. The reason for this is that we believe it is important to develop the best talent and look to the future to try to find the best talent for the red car“.

Right there it is Robert Shwartzmana 23-year-old who was the 2019 Formula 3 Champion, the runner-up in Formula 2 2021 and will make his F1 debut at the United States Grand Prix weekend with an appearance in first free practice.

In this regard, Binotto commented: “There are drivers who may be good in F3 and F2, and then they are not good enough in F1. I think Robert is one of the opposites. He certainly he was excellent in F3 and F2, but he is very, very strong in F1 (during his tests and sim outings), so it’s a shame he doesn’t have seats at the moment. “

“This season he worked a lot on the simulator, he worked a lot helping our team to develop the current car. I think that as a rider he has improved, he has developed his skills and today he is much more mature, even compared to a year ago. I think he is a driver who deserves a place in F1. We know that it is very difficult at the moment in this situation, but we hope that this will happen in the future. “