1st test in the Ferrari: Schumacher only beaten by Verstappen

Twelve years and four months after the record world champion's last race in a Ferrari, Schumacher junior did his laps in the SF90 in Bahrain, and at the end of the day only Max Verstappen was faster than the newcomer.

“I’m still smiling” Mick Schumacher Schumacher was extremely impressed by the car's performance. “It definitely runs well in a straight line. You really can't describe what you feel when you step on the gas. “That’s really cool,” said the 20-year-old: “I learned new things all day and applied them at the end. So it looked very positive.” He “enjoyed the experience, especially the last few laps. I’m still smiling.”

Schumacher, who collected data for the Scuderia with its top drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc, set the best time of 1:30,238 minutes in the final phase of the tests and later improved this to 1:29,976. The Dutchman Verstappen passed shortly afterwards (1:29,379) and was more than half a second ahead of Schumacher, who was the only driver with the softest tire compound. Mercedes congratulates on your debut Three days after his Formula 2 debut, Mick Schumacher drove onto the track for the first time at 9.10:1 a.m. (local time), where his mother Corinna supported him. Ferrari's rival Mercedes sent congratulations on their debut in the premier class. “This is pretty cool,” wrote the world champion team on Twitter: “It’s something special to see the Schumacher name on a Formula XNUMX car again.”

Schumacher, who won the Formula 3 European Championship last year, has been part of the Ferrari Driver Academy since mid-January. On Wednesday he will test in an Alfa Romeo, which is powered by a Ferrari engine. Schumacher also benefits from the strict rules: on two of the four test days during the season, the teams must field a young driver who has competed in fewer than three Formula 1 Grands Prix.

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1st test in the Ferrari: Schumacher only beaten by Verstappen

Mick Schumacher completed his first test kilometers in a Formula 1 car, following in the footsteps of his father Michael. He made a strong impression straight away.

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