Mick Schumacher, Refusing to Be Defined by the Schumacher Name, Cannot Escape Reality With F1 Recommendation

Mick Schumacher isn’t having the season he would’ve wanted. Just two years in the sport, the young German is already struggling to keep his seat amid underperformance and doubts. However, a top F1 personality thinks Schumacher Jr. has a “work ethic” like that of his legendary father and that is “crucial” for improvements in F1.

Not forced to live by his father’s legacy, Schumacher Jr. wants his own identity as he’s here because of his love for the sport. However, he could not run far from it as Ross Brawn compared him with his father, Michael Schumacher.

The Haas driver would’ve wanted a bit more success in his second year at the American F1 team. The German driver is currently struggling to keep up with the demands posed on him by Haas and, as a result, they’re assessing his future on the American team.

Amid all this, Ross Brawn has injected hope by comparing Schumacher Jr.’s seriousness with his father. In conversation with F1 Insider, Brawn stated, “It takes Mick a little longer, but in the end, he also won the titles in the junior classes.”

“He’s very talented, has 100% inherited his father’s work ethic, and is extremely capable of improvement. That’s crucial.” (translated using Google)

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Ross Brawn is the Formula 1 managing director, former owner of Brawn GP F1 team, and a former motorsport engineer. The Briton is one of the heavyweight personalities in the F1 paddock.

Assessment of Mick Schumacher’s Haas career

The son of Michael Schumacher picked up the first points of his career at the 2022 British Grand Prix this season. Finishing in P8 gave him his first taste of points in F1. And this was followed by an even better P6 finish at the Austrian Grand Prix.

With this, Schumacher Jr. currently sits with 12 points in P15 in driver’s standings. Compared to him, his teammate Kevin Magnussen has 10 points more with the same number of races. Magnussen sits in P12 with 22 points.

Moreover, Mick Schumacher failed to pick up any points in the entire 2021 season. The Haas driver finished in P19 with zero points after 22 races, ahead of his then-teammate Nikita Mazepin.

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With that said, the chances of Mick Schumacher being retained by Haas is 50-50 as shared by team boss Guenther Steiner. Moreover, the German driver still doesn’t have any offer in hand for the next season. It’ll be interesting to see if Schumacher Jr. manages to fetch himself a seat for 2023.