The key strength Schumacher can rely on as Haas decides his F1 future

Michael Schumacher’s son has served his apprenticeship with a Haas team that brought up the rear of the Formula 1 field in 2021. Now he has a good car and a proper team-mate, he has to prove he belongs in F1. But his record to date, while not showing any points finishes, reveals there is plenty of promise he can build on

Alex Kalinauckas Jun 9, 2022, 9:59 AM

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“I’m very happy with the position that I’m in. And yeah, hopefully I’ll be even more happy after this weekend.”

Mick Schumacher is speaking to Autosport at the foot of the gigantic Hard Rock Stadium, around which Formula 1 is racing for the first time at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. It’s early May, sweltering, and he’s just come back from meeting several Miami Dolphins NFL players. And it’s his best F1 weekend yet.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.