Over the last couple of years, since making his debut in Formula 1, Mick Schumacher has made many friends. While among them all, Sebastian Vettel’s friendship is the dearest to him, given how he has mentored him throughout, there is another special friend he made. That friend is none other than Alpine driver, Esteban Ocon. The duo regularly showcases their bromance through social media posts. The most recent one, however, got many fans choked up.

As the pandemic-induced lockdowns came into force worldwide, F1 drivers, like regular folks, missed spending time with their loved ones. Mick and Esteban both live in Geneva, and that became something for them to bond over during those trying times. Ever since then, the bond between them has only become stronger.

Mick Schumacher and Esteban Ocon choose their favorite F1 driver

Formula 1 recently, through an Instagram post, asked fans which driver held a special place in their heart. Knowing how much Schumi Jr loves his father, arguably the greatest racer F1 has ever seen, his choice was obvious.

In the post’s reply, he simply wrote “My Dad!” Also present in the comment section was his friend “Estie”. Ocon tagged Mick and wrote, “Same here buddy!”.

Have a look at how fans reacted to the simple little exchange between two friends.

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It has been 9 years since Michael had his horrific skiing accident. Ever since then, he’s been fighting to get back to normal and Mick has never shied away from telling how much he misses him. Once he chose him as the driver who held a special place in his heart, fans were bound to get emotional.

As fans came across the post at odd hours, they all had the same reactions.

One fan admitted to shedding some tears as well. However, theirs were happy tears, probably from witnessing the beautiful bond Mick and Estie share.

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As Ocon prepares to continue Alpine’s great run from last year in the new season, Mick will look to impress his new employers and other teams to earn a seat in 2024. He is currently serving as a reserve driver for Mercedes. Owing to an arrangement, he could also race for McLaren if needed to replace any of their drivers as a stand-in.