Mick Schumacher seemed almost certainly to be sitting in a Formula 1 cockpit.
A hot option has failed.
But the dream lives on.
Blast in Formula 1 *: Alfa Romeo announces some spectacular news ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
The contracts with Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi are extended.
But for Mick Schumacher * a new option opens up.
Update from October 30, 2020, 8:42 p.m.:
Mick Schumacher
was hotly traded at
Alfa Romeo
.
But due to the sudden contract extensions with the two current drivers
Kimi Räikkönen
and
Antonio Giovinazzi,
Michael Schumacher's son's dream of a cockpit in
Formula 1 fell
through
.
But what is a popular saying?
When one door closes, another opens.
And that is exactly what seems to be happening with
Mick Schumacher
.
The
Formula 2 driver
still has an option for a coveted place in the premier class.
And that's
Haas
.
It is still only speculation, but soon everything could be in the towel.
The
US racing team
confirmed negotiations.
"It would be an honor for us,"
said
Schumacher
Haas
, team boss
Günther Steiner
told
ntv
.
Anyone who wins the championship in Formula 2 -
Schumacher
leads
the championship
four races before the end - has also deserved to
move up to
Formula 1
.
The South Tyrolean said that they are “on the home straight with the driver contracts” and “it will not be long before there is clarity about the driver pairing for 2021”.
First report from October 30, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
Formula 1 hammer: Mick Schumacher dumped ice cold - is the dream still bursting?
Imola - It comes suddenly!
Alfa Romeo
* has extended the contracts with its two drivers.
Kimi Räikkönen
and
Antonio Giovinazzi will
also be in the cockpit for the coming season.
Also means: The
door is closed
for
Mick Schumacher
*.
And that despite the fact that
Michael Schumacher's
son
* was recently given such good chances of a place in
Formula 1
*.
Formula 1: Alfa Romeo extended with Raikkonen and Giovinazzi - no space for Mick Schumacher
Alfa Romeo
announced before the Grand Prix in
Imola
(here in the live ticker) that the former world champion
Räikkönen
(41) and the Italian
Giovinazzi
(26) would stay.
And that although neither driver has really covered each other with fame in the season so far.
Check out this post on Instagram
Hot off the press!
Kimi and Antonio will stay with the team in 2021 🤝 Read the full announcement 📲 Link in bio #AlfaRomeoRacing #ORLEN #SauberMotorsport #ImolaGP
A post shared by Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN (@alfaromeoracingorlen) on Oct 30, 2020 at 1:00 am PDT
Spicy:
Mick Schumacher was
supposed to
do
the first free practice of the weekend in the
Alfa Romeo
at the
Nürburgring
.
It would have been his
Formula 1 premiere
- as is well known, it fell into the water because the weather didn't want to play along.
Around the Eifel Grand Prix, it was rumored in the camp that Schumacher junior * will have a permanent place at
Alfa
in the coming season
.
It is different now.
So
Mick Schumacher will
now have to hope for Haas *.
It would fit, after all, the Americans - like
Alfa Romeo
- are a
Ferrari partner
.
Schumacher
is trained at the Scuderia Academy and is currently still driving in
Formula 2
.
Haas
recently announced that the contracts with drivers
Romain Grosjean
and
Kevin Magnussen would
expire.
Formula 1: Mick Schumacher has to hope for Haas - German dream with Nico Hülkenberg?
Another German driver is also hoping for this cockpit:
Nico Hülkenberg
does not currently have a permanent place in Formula 1 *, but
attracted attention
with his strong performance as a substitute driver at
Racing Point
.
It too had already been
traded
at
Alfa Romeo
- this option is now off the table.
But maybe the dream of a German duo lives on at
Haas
?
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