“Not Just Our Fault” – Mick Schumacher Given Fresh Boost Thanks to Red Bull’s Hijacking of Williams F1 Driver Nyck de Vries

In George Russell’s words, Mick Schumacher defended like it was “the race of his life” at the Singapore Grand Prix, and it seems the Haas driver’s display of fierce grit has opened doors for him. Williams Racing team principal expressed his interest in the young Schumacher for his team’s 2023 lineup.

As Nicholas Latifi will part ways with Williams after 2022, they have been looking at numerous options. Recently, Jost Capito voiced his views on Mick Schumacher after the Singapore Grand Prix.

“Mick is an option, he also deserves to stay in Formula 1. We’ll see if that happens, but he’s definitely an option for us,” said Capito. [Translated using Google]

Schumacher has the potential to “really come forward and be a very good driver in Formula 1,” according to the Williams boss. “He’s now in his second year. If you look at George Russell, he made mistakes as a sophomore at Williams and he still developed.”

Defending Mick’s patchy season this year, which led to Haas losing confidence in him, Capito said, “Formula 1 is very complex and the step up from Formula 2 is so big because the cars are so complex and technically more demanding. You have to learn that you have to give a driver two years to get there and show what he can do in the third year.”

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It seems highly likely that Mick Schumacher will join Williams Racing for 2023.

Mick Schumacher swooping in after possibly Red Bull steals debutant driver

Prior to Mick Schumacher being in favor, though, Williams Racing was keen on placing dibs on the talented Nyck de Vries.

Nyck de Vries made his debut in Monza, scoring two championship points for Williams as he finished ninth. The debutant’s shining performance left all eyes on him, including Williams. However, it seems like de Vries might sign up for Red Bull’s AlphaTauri as a recent report saw him meeting with Helmut Marko.

Speaking about de Vries potentially driving for AlphaTauri, Capito said, “It’s not just our fault, other teams are also quite interested in Nyck de Vries. You have to see what he decides. We cannot and do not want to decide just yet. If he decides to join another team beforehand, then so be it.”

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Will Schumacher move to Williams? Or will he stay at Haas, the only American team on the grid? His performance in the next 5 races might just work as a catalyst in the process of him finding a seat for next year.