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Mick Schumacher would be fairly relieved that his Haas stint came to an end. The German driver suffered a rollercoaster season with the American team. However, Haas refused to extend his contract and Mercedes quickly snapped up the services of Schumacher as their reserve driver. But it was Mick’s activity on his social media that recently broke the internet and sent F1 fans into a frenzy. Let’s find out what did the German driver do.

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Mick scored 12 points in this campaign and finished P16 in the WDC. However, it was not enough to earn a race seat as he had to settle for the reserve-driver role. Mick would hope to grasp and learn as much as he can under the masterful guidance of Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Toto Wolff, and co. Furthermore, he would also hope to return to the F1 grid and fight on the race track again.

However, Mick is putting behind his difficult spell at Haas and starting fresh. Moreover, he also made fans around the world sob and want more tissues after he changed his Instagram profile picture. He changed his picture of his father, Michael Schumacher holding him in his arms.

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The reason fans were so emotional is that Michael Schumacher met with a skiing accident in 2012 at the Meribel Alpine resort. He suffered serious brain injuries and hasn’t been in the public eye since. Moreover, the F1 legend also could not witness the rise of Mick Schumacher’s racing career.

Mick Schumacher melts multiple hearts by changing his profile picture

Former Haas driver Mick Schumacher had the love and support of many fans across the world after Haas released him. The American team’s treatment of Mick has been called out by many fans and pundits. However, his recent activity on his social media was one that sent fans on Twitter into a frenzy.

Fans were inconsolable as Mick changed his Instagram display picture with his father, Michael Schumacher.

Similarly, some fans even asked the former Haas driver for some tissues after making them cry.

 

Some fans also claimed that Mick Schumacher knew how to make them cry.

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Despite plying his trade with Mercedes as their 3rd driver, do you see the German driver returning to the grid in the future?

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Moreover, can he break the shackles and challenge for titles like his father, Michael?