{"id":134231,"date":"2023-11-25T03:56:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T03:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=134231"},"modified":"2023-11-25T03:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T03:56:18","slug":"michael-schumachers-son-mick-lands-job-in-new-sport-after-failing-to-secure-f1-seat-for-second-season-in-a-row-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/michael-schumachers-son-mick-lands-job-in-new-sport-after-failing-to-secure-f1-seat-for-second-season-in-a-row-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Schumacher\u2019s son Mick lands job in new sport after failing to secure F1 seat for second season in a row | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
MICK SCHUMACHER will move to the World Endurance Championship to race for Alpine in 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n The son of legend\u00a0Michael Schumacher lost his F1 seat at Haas to Nico Hulkenberg following the 2022 season.<\/p>\n Schumacher, 24, is a reserve driver for McLaren and Mercedes but has struggled to get a chance behind Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton\u00a0and\u00a0George Russell.<\/p>\n He had long hoped to return to the F1 grid, potentially with Williams, but it looks like they will stick with\u00a0America's Logan Sargeant.<\/p>\n He has therefore failed to secure a seat for next season.<\/p>\n But it's not all bad news – as the young prodigy has landed himself a new contract in a different branch of the sport.<\/p>\n The German has signed a deal with Alpine and will compete in the FIA WEC\u2019s Hypercar class next year.<\/p>\n In this format, a group of drivers form a team that races with just one car.<\/p>\n In the WEC's six- to eight-hour races, the cars are usually split between three drivers.<\/p>\n Round four of the championship features the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Schumacher said: \u201cI sorely missed racing this year; it\u2019s what I\u2019ve loved to do since I was a kid.<\/p>\n "And it was sometimes difficult to watch the other drivers take to the track.<\/p>\n "Endurance racing is a new challenge for me, and I\u2019m sure we will share great moments together next year with Alpine."<\/p>\n Schumacher took part in 43 Formula 1 races with Haas between 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n But he paid the price for a series of high-profile crashes and for failing to match the output of then teammate Kevin Magnussen.<\/p>\n He is also likely to retain his role as test and reserve driver at Mercedes.<\/p>\n His father and seven-time F1 champion Michael competed in endurance racing with Sauber-Mercedes before making his grand prix debut with Jordan in 1991.<\/p>\n Michael has not been seen in public since his\u00a0horror ski crash in 2013.<\/p>\n
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