Gland (dpa) - Mick Schumacher should definitely be fit for a season start.
"Normally I travel a lot, so you can hardly train consistently," said the Formula 2 driver of the German Press Agency: "But if you have to stay at home, you can go through your program every day." It doesn't have to be high-tech for the 21-year-old racing driver during the forced break in the home office due to the coronavirus pandemic: Lastly, Mick Schumacher showed how you can strengthen your neck with a rubber band and a tree.
The son of record world champion Michael Schumacher, like his racing drivers, is waiting for the start. It could be in Spielberg at the beginning of July, like in Formula One. The second-highest formula series starts in the supporting program at some races in the premier motorsport class. Nothing should change about this even after the break of several months. Mick Schumacher does not yet know what it will feel like to be back in the racing car.
His Prema team is already preparing for the worst-case scenario. But it was also very difficult, said a team spokeswoman. The racing team is based in Italy, and thus in a country that was severely affected by the Sars CoV-2 virus. The spokeswoman says that the information was followed every day. And even now there are still some uncertainties - especially the not yet confirmed racing calendar.
Eleven race weekends were actually planned, two races are held every weekend. For the possible start in Spielberg, Austria, Prema would travel by car as usual, as well as to Budapest afterwards. Charter flights, such as those partially planned by Formula 1, are rather inconceivable for the significantly less financially powerful Formula 2 racing teams. "We would not get the plane at all," said the Prema spokeswoman, because only 14 team members travel with the drivers.
