Formula 1: Luca di Montezemolo talks about Mick Schumacher - "Name not enough"

2021-01-27T08:34:48.698Z

Mick Schumacher will be driving in Formula 1 from the coming season. His team has long-term plans with him, the former Ferrari boss di Montezemolo thinks that's good.

The

German racing driver Mick Schumacher
will
drive
in

Formula 1
from the coming season
.
He is following in the

footsteps of his father

Michael Schumacher.
Despite initial concerns, the US racing team

Haas is
pursuing
long-term goals with

Mick Schumacher.

Update from Wednesday, January

27th, 2021

, 9.10

a.m
.: Mick Schumacher,

the

son of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher

, will compete for the

Formula 1 world title

from March 28th

The former

boss of the Ferrari racing team, Luca di Montezemolo,

has now commented on the rise of the 21-year-old in the

premier class of motorsport

“The name is not enough to win, there is more to it,” said the 73-year-old Italian in an interview with “Sport Bild”.

“It's good that Haas lets him drive in a team from the second row and without pressure.

It is important that he grows, experiences and progresses there. "

Mick Schumacher makes his Formula 1 debut - Haas had concerns

Update from Friday, January 22nd, 2021, July 14th:

Since the end of 2020 it has been certain:

Mick Schumacher

will be driving in the

cockpit of the US racing team

Haas

in the coming

Formula 1

racing season

At the side of his new team-mate

Nikita Mazepin

, who, like Schumacher, will make his debut in the premier class of motorsport at the end of March at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

But before the team's new driver duo was announced from the USA, team owner Gene Haas is said to have expressed concerns about starting the new season with two newcomers.

This was confirmed

Haas team boss Günther Steiner

recently told

formel1.de

Steiner himself was finally able to convince the American businessman Gene Haas of his plan

to start

with

Mick Schumacher

and Nikita Mazepin.

Formula 1: Haas Rennstall has long-term goals with Mick Schumacher

Günther Steiner emphasizes that he and

Mick Schumacher

and his teammate are primarily pursuing long-term goals.

“We just have to take one step back to take two forward.

That is my goal with the two rookies ”, he told formel1.de.

Accordingly, the team is striving to work with Schumacher and Mazepin beyond the Formula 1 season in 2021.

“I'm against having a driver for just one year anyway, even if he's experienced.

It takes at least six months until you get to know each other and understand each other, ”says the Italian team boss Günther Steiner, explaining his plan at

Haas

So with

Mick Schumacher

you would have

the opportunity, after a "year of learning" in Formula 1, to achieve the results in the following 2022 season.

Before the start of the Formula 1 season: Mick Schumacher chooses a special start number

First report from Wednesday, January 20th, 2021, 4:08 p.m .:

Kassel - Many

German Formula 1 fans

were downright enthusiastic about the news that

Mick Schumacher

will

drive

Formula 1

in the future

He got a cockpit for the

US racing team Haas

for the coming season

and will fight for the world title from the end of March.

Choosing the starting number special moment for Formula 1 drivers

A very

special moment

for the

new Formula 1 drivers

choosing their starting number

In most cases, the drivers retain these for their entire career in Formula 1. This number is accordingly important for them.

Lewis Hamilton,

for example, swears by his 44, which he wore on the kart even before his Formula 1 titles.

For this he has even given up the 1 of the world champion for years.

Sebastian Vettel

, on the other hand, could not imagine driving without his 5.

So in most cases the numbers have a

deep meaning

and the

Formula 1 drivers

have carefully considered which starting number to choose.

This is also the case with

Mick Schumacher,

who decided on the 47 *.

Mick Schumacher will drive in Formula 1 for the US racing team Haas from the coming season.

Mick Schumacher decides on starting number in Formula 1

Of course, the

also has

special background

for

Mick Schumacher

, as he himself explains: “I will compete with the number 47.

The 4 and the 7 are my favorite numbers, and since the 4 and the 7 were already taken, I decided on the combination.

There is also a funny coincidence: If we add up all the birthdays in the family, the number 47 comes out too, ”says the young Formula 1 driver according to the“ Speedweek ”portal.

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The

number 4

driver is

Lando Norris

, who

competes

for the McLaren racing team, while

Kimi Räikkönen

driving