Mick Schumacher is allowed to race at the Nürburgring

The team announced this on Tuesday. “I am overjoyed to have this opportunity,” the son of record world champion Michael Schumacher is quoted in the statement: “The fact that my first participation in a Formula 1 weekend is taking place in front of my home audience at the Nürburgring makes it even more special .” “I will prepare thoroughly” Schumacher, current leader in FIA Formula 2, will take over the car of Italian Antonio Giovinazzi in Germany. The Brit Callum Ilott gets a chance at Haas. Schumacher and Ilott are members of the Ferrari Junior Academy, Ferrari is an engine supplier to Alfa and Haas. In Abu Dhabi, the Russian Robert Schwarzman, also a Ferrari junior, will make his debut in free training. In the next ten days, Schumacher said, he will “prepare thoroughly to do the best possible job for the team and to provide as much data as possible.” This also includes being in a Ferrari with his two colleagues on Wednesday will take part in test drives during the 2018 World Cup season. Ferrari arranged the deal Mick is "one of the great talents," said Alfa team boss Fred Vasseur: "He's obviously fast, but he's also very consistent and mature in the cockpit, all qualities that characterize a future champion." Schumacher had in Bahrain last year Test drives for Alfa took place. Ferrari has organized the test for its young drivers so that “our best juniors are as well prepared as possible for this special moment,” said Ferrari sports director Laurent Mekies: “It will be their chance to become familiar with a Formula 1 car “Make something that’s much more complicated than the car you’re driving right now.”

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Mick Schumacher is allowed to race at the Nürburgring

Mick Schumacher will do his laps in Formula 1 at the next World Championship round at the Nürburgring and will be in an Alfa Romeo in the first free training session on October 9th.

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