Mick Schumacher's chance of staking a claim to return to Formula 1 next year took a blow after his Pirelli test session was cut short. The German driver, son of F1 icon Michael Schumacher , was behind the wheel of the Mercedes W15 just days after his sister's wedding . The 25-year-old was in attendance at his family's luxury villa in Majorca for his sibling Gina-Maria's nuptials on Saturday.
By Tuesday morning, Schumacher participated in a testing session for Mercedes which was held at the Magny-Cours circuit in France. The venue, which last hosted the French Grand Prix in 2022, would have been especially symbolic with his dad Michael winning there EIGHT times with Ferrari during his career. That was previously the outright record for most wins from an F1 driver at a single circuit until Lewis Hamilton 's ninth Silverstone triumph in July.
Ironically, it was in the W15 which Hamilton used to achieve that accolade that Schumacher's son was testing at Magny-Cours. However, inclement weather conditions meant Mick managed just 29 laps in the Brit's car, with a fastest time of 1m 39.172s.
It could prove a hammer blow to his hopes of earning the final available spot on F1's grid for 2025, with little data to pull from. Schumacher was relieved of his duties by George Russell on Wednesday, who completed 86 laps at a personal best of 1m 28.428s.
The Swiss-born racer has acted as a reserve driver for the Silver Arrows since losing his seat on the F1 grid with Haas. Schumacher's primary.