Schumacher-Verstappen Bond Goes Strong as Jos Crucially Stepped In for Michael to Guide Mick’s Junior Racing Career

One of the greatest memories for Jos Verstappen during his racing days will certainly be racing alongside one of the GOATs, Michael Schumacher. The Dutchman worked with Schumacher for two years and contested in 8 races as his teammates in Benetton between 1994 to 1996. Their sons Mick and Max are following in their footsteps.

However, Jos’ relationship with the Schumacher family is still running strong. He reminisced about a conversation with Corinna Schumacher regarding Mick’s junior career. The Verstappen Sr. has stepped in as an important figure for Mick in his racing career after Michael’s tragic skiing accident.

Jos disclosed in a recent interview how the conversation with Corinna played a pivotal role in Mick’s junior career. The 2-time podium winner revealed to Sport 1, “I had a chat with Corinna after his first year in Formula 4 and she asked me which way he should go.” [Translated from Google]

He said to her that Mick should switch to the Italian Prema Powerteam “because they were the best in Formula 4 and Formula 3 at that time. And that’s what they did.”

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Schumacher eventually went on to win the F3 and F2 championships with Prema. He had a lot to thank Jos for, as his fine performances and Verstappen’s guidance eventually landed him a seat in F1.

Mick Schumacher opens up about his experience in F1 after facing Haas’ snub

Haas announced last month that they would not renew Mick Schumacher’s contract and he’ll be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg. The young German reveals how F1’s lack of patience hindered his growth.

He told Auto Motor und Sport, “He’s definitely right about that. Formula 1 is a sport where you have to push yourself to the limit. In order to find the limit, you sometimes have to go beyond it. [Translated from Google]

Furthermore, he added, “There are therefore many people in the scene who say that it takes a young driver at least three years to fit in. I agree. Formula 1 is of a completely different caliber than any other racing category that I have driven before.”

Schumacher is currently linked with the Mercedes reserve driver seat after Nyck de Vries was signed by AlphaTauri. However, there have been no comments made by him concerning these rumors.

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Mick will certainly be disappointed with how his F1 spell ended. Hopefully, he takes this setback as a motivation to come back fighting in the future. There’s no doubt that Schumacher has huge potential. However, whether he will be able to prove it like his father is another question. Do you see Mick returning to the F1 grid?