Mick Schumacher before signing with Ferrari

Ferrari was “of course interested in Mick, that was never a secret,” said a Ferrari spokesman. But there is no more to say “at the moment”.

Should the 19-year-old Schumacher join the so-called “Ferrari Academy”, he could be used in the Formula 1 test drives for the Scuderia during the season, in which the teams have to use pilots on two out of four days who are not have competed in more than two Grands Prix. Antonio Giovinazzi has previously driven such missions for Ferrari, but the Italian switched to Sauber this season. Schumacher, Formula 3 European champion, could also take on the role of a simulator driver.

Schumacher had already completed his promotion to Formula 2 after winning the title at the end of November, and he will continue to sit in the cockpit for the Prema team. Ferrari President John Elkann did not want to comment on Schumacher's possible entry into Ferrari. “I cannot reveal any decisions that the Scuderia will take in the next few months. I’ve only been looking after Ferrari for a few months,” said the 42-year-old.

Ferrari had recently repeatedly rolled out the red carpet verbally for Schumacher in the course of his promotion. “How could Maranello say no to this name,” said former Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene: “Our door is always open. The story that Ferrari associates with this name is a special one.” However, one must also “give it time to grow. He has enough pressure as it is. Mick has developed very well recently.”

Mick's father Michael Schumacher won five of his seven world titles for Ferrari between 2000 and 2004. The last Ferrari world champion and the only one of the post-Schumacher era was the Finn Kimi Räikkönen in 2007.

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Mick Schumacher before signing with Ferrari

Formula 2 driver Mick Schumacher is reportedly about to join Ferrari's talent factory. According to reports in Italian daily newspapers, only the last details need to be clarified for the next career step of the son of record world champion and Ferrari icon Michael Schumacher.

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