Aug.14 (GMM) Mick Schumacher’s long-running System 1 comeback bid now seems to hinge on a possible reserve seat with Cadillac moderately than a full-time 2026 drive.
The 26-year-old son of Michael Schumacher has made clear that “System 1 is my absolute precedence – this dream lives on, and if there’s a chance, I’ll undoubtedly take it”.
However with Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez and Felipe Drugovich all extra strongly linked to the brand new American crew’s debut line-up, Auto Motor und Sport stories that the previous Haas driver’s most sensible possibility could possibly be as Cadillac’s F1 check and reserve driver.
Graeme Lowdon, the Cadillac crew boss, confirmed Schumacher is “on the record” and stated he has been impressed – however he additionally just lately pressured that the crew won’t be used to assist drivers who nonetheless have one thing to show.
Schumacher, at present racing for Alpine within the World Endurance Championship, might additionally change Jenson Button at Cadillac’s Jota-run Hypercar squad subsequent 12 months – a transfer that Auto Motor und Sport says would assist him construct credibility inside Basic Motors and maintain him within the F1 dialog.
For Alpine, shedding Schumacher can be a blow, as he and teammate Charles Milesi have been key performers within the French producer’s WEC marketing campaign.
In the meantime, as hypothesis continues about Christian Horner’s subsequent transfer after his Crimson Bull sacking, Auto Motor und Sport claims newcomer Cadillac is rising as “a possible goal” for the Briton.
Nonetheless, such a change would increase eyebrows given rumours that the feminine staffer on the centre of Horner’s private scandal is reportedly now working at Cadillac.
