Mick Schumacher earns F1 practice slot

Mick Schumacher will consider section in to start with Friday apply with Alfa Romeo at the Nürburgring up coming week as Ferrari seek to give its a few leading junior motorists System Just one race weekend practical experience.

Britain’s Callum Ilott will consider section in the exact session with the Ferrari-driven Haas group whilst Russian Robert Shwartzman will get his likelihood on the last Friday of the period in Abu Dhabi with Haas or Alfa.

Schumacher, son of Ferrari fantastic and seven-periods world champion Michael, is leading the System Two standings in advance of the Eifel Grand Prix weekend at the German circuit.

“The reality that my to start with participation in a System Just one weekend will consider spot in front of my home audience at the Nürburgring would make this moment even a lot more specific,” explained Schumacher, 21.

Ferrari-driven Alfa Romeo and Haas both equally have likely vacancies for 2021.

All a few Ferrari Academy motorists will also test a 2018 Ferrari SF71H at the Italian team’s Fiorano keep track of on Wednesday in planning for their F1 apply debuts, having already experienced seat fittings.

Mick Schumacher has won two races in F2 this period and prospects Ilott by 22 factors. Shwartzman, a rookie in the collection, is fifth in the standings but has won a few races.

Schumacher and Ilott have driven F1 vehicles right before in test periods.

Schumacher also drove Michael’s 2004 Ferrari all over the Mugello circuit this thirty day period at a Tuscan Grand Prix celebrating the Italian team’s one,000th System Just one championship race.

“We needed to arrange this test session so that our a few ideal children would be as properly geared up as feasible to deal with an occasion that will always be a specific moment for them,” explained Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies in a assertion.

“We think strongly in our Academy, which has already proved its worth with Charles Leclerc a driver on which the Scuderia can establish its long term future.”