The contract for Mick Schumacher Ferrari Driver Academy will be concluded after the end of the season, what’s next for the German along with his salary, contract details
The relationship between Mick Schumacher and Ferrari will come to an end after the end of the 2022 season. This has also raised the question of whether he will also leave Haas.
Giovinazzi would be the more obvious choice to replace Mick having driven for Alfa Romeo previously, but former Formula 2 driver Robert Shwartzman is also an option.
Mick Schumacher Ferrari Driver Academy Contract To End After F1 2022 Season, Details, Salary, Length, Replacement, Next Team, Age
Formula 3 drivers, Arthur Leclerc and Oliver Bearman, have not quite developed enough yet.
Mick Schumacher, who is under contract with Ferrari Driver Academy but drives for the American Haas team because of Ferrari’s technical partnership with them.
Mick Schumacher signed up for the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2019
Schumacher joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2019 when he won the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. He was later promoted to FIA Formula 2, winning the title in 2020. In 2021, he became a member of the Haas Formula 1 team.
The future of German is seriously in question right now. He hasn’t been able to perform on a regular basis this season against his new teammate Kevin Magnussen. The German has only managed to score points on two occasions and has been the victim of accidents in Saudi Arabia and Monaco GP. This prompted Haas team manager Guenther Steiner to acknowledge his frustrations with the German.
‘‘With Mick, we’ve obviously seen what happened, said Steiner after Monaco. It’s not very satisfying to have a major crash again. We have to figure out how we can move forward from here.”
On January 19, 2019, Schumacher was named a driver for the Ferrari Driver Academy and the German’s Hass-Ferrari contract is worth USD 5 million per year which is set to expire in 2023.
Mick Schumacher’s results for the 2022 season
Mick Schumacher finally managed to score his first point and end up eighth at the British Grand Prix. In fact, he even went tyre to tyre with Red Bulls Ace Max Verstappen. In the Australian Grand Prix he finished sixth and has since failed to finish in the top ten. With eight rounds remaining for this year’s season, the German rider is currently 15th in the Driver’s Championship. His new team-mate Kevin Magnussen leads Mick by 10 points and is four places ahead of him.
What’s up next for Mick Schumacher?
If Mick Schumacher leaves Haas, he will potentially have two destinations Alpine and Williams.
Speaking of Alpine, they’re going to need to find a replacement for Fernando Alonso and it can provide a great chance for Schumacher to stay in the grid. He is also wanted by Esteban Ocon as his new Team-mate. There is no question that Mick Schumacher is very marketable for any team, thanks to his surname. Alpine can therefore be the next seat to await the German.
Another destination for him is Williams. Nicholas Latifi’s performance has been disappointing and his future with Williams is uncertain at the present time.
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