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Alpine: "Underestimated" Schumacher joining WEC team too good to pass up

Bruno Famin, vice president of motorsport at the Renault brand, explained that the deal for Mercedes F1 reserve to race the new Alpine A242 LMDh prototype in 2024 announced this week was already in motion before he was given a try-out in the car at Jerez in October.

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Alpine: "Underestimated" Schumacher joining WEC LMDh team too good to pass up

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Mick Schumacher Is Embracing His Reserve Role With Mercedes

The 24-year-old has faced new challenges as the third driver behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, but is learning what he can as he seeks a return to the grid.

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How Sargeant can save his Williams F1 seat

Sargeant has six races left with which to secure his place on the F1 grid, and despite the public show of faith from team principal James Vowles, it’s obvious that he’ll have to improve his performance relative to team-mate Alex Albon while staying clear of trouble.

Autosport

Schumacher can remain Mercedes F1 reserve amid Alpine WEC links

European F3 and FIA F2 champion Schumacher was dropped by the Haas F1 team at the end of 2022 owing to a brace of seven-figure car-splitting crashes that forced the team to abandon upgrades to meet its budgets.

Autosport

F1 team bosses urge for calendar, format "rethink" to help rookie drivers

Haas has this week announced that it will retain driver duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen for 2024.

Autosport

Steiner impressed by Hulkenberg's speed in readapting to full-time F1 drive

Hulkenberg was signed for 2023 to replace the accident-prone Mick Schumacher, who scored points in his second season of F1 but also showed an alarming tendency to cost the team high repair bills.

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Steiner impressed by Hulkenberg's F1 speed in readapting to full-time drive

Hulkenberg was signed for 2023 to replace the accident-prone Mick Schumacher, who scored points in his second season of F1 but also showed an alarming tendency to cost the team high repair bills.

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Hulkenberg: No regrets over F1 comeback despite Haas 2023 race struggles

Hulkenberg’s hiring by Haas to replace the crash-prone Mick Schumacher in late 2022 reignited an F1 career that had appeared over when he was dropped by Renault (now Alpine) in favour of Esteban Ocon for 2020.

Autosport

Hulkenberg: No regrets over F1 comeback despite Haas race struggles

Hulkenberg's hiring by Haas to replace the crash-prone Mick Schumacher in late 2022 reignited an F1 career that had appeared over when Hulkenberg was dropped by the team then called Renault (now Alpine) in favour of Esteban Ocon for 2020.

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F1 driver contracts: How long are all the drivers' contracts?

Lewis Hamilton’s current contract with Mercedes was announced at the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix when the Briton was mid-way through the single-season deal he had signed in earlier in the same year.

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F1 Manager 2023 review

It’s a second season in charge, but has Frontier nailed the formula?

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F1 young driver programmes: Which drivers are signed to which teams?

There are 20 drivers on the current Formula 1 grid, and some of them have been at the top of the sport for a very long time.

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F1 driver contracts: How long are all the drivers' contracts?

Over half of the F1 grid have their contracts expiring at the end of 2024 with some teams already making moves on the 2025 driver line-up. The 2024 pre-season saw both Ferrari and McLaren lock down their drivers by extending their contracts with Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris respectively, while…

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F1 young driver programmes: Which drivers are signed to which teams?

F1 young driver programmes take drivers in lower tiers and trains them to be F1 drivers, but which drivers are in them and which teams do they belong to?

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Christian Horner's warning about Nyck de Vries ignored as Red Bull chief proven right

Several top Red Bull chiefs all had differing viewpoints towards the end of last season, as they decided who should replace the departing Pierre Gasly for the 2023 season

Irish Mirror

Williams stance on signing Mick Schumacher as F1 rumours doubt Logan Sargeant's future

Schumacher, son of seven-time F1 world champion Michael, has two years of experience in the sport under his belt with Haas, but currently finds himself without a drive

Autosport

Russell: Mercedes can fight but McLaren won’t go backwards in F1 British GP

Mercedes got its Silverstone weekend off to a bad start on Friday when Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton were only 12th and 15th respectively in FP2.

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F1 teams warned they are "missing out" on Mick Schumacher as German racer completes test

Mick Schumacher is a reserve driver for Mercedes, but the manufacturer's chief Toto Wolff believes the 24-year-old German has what it takes to be a No1 driver elsewhere

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Mick Schumacher tests with rival F1 team as Mercedes reserve bids for 2024 grid return

Son of legendary seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher, young Mick raced for Haas for two seasons before being dropped and is now a backup racer for Mercedes

Autosport

Schumacher completes maiden McLaren F1 test in Portimao

Schumacher took the wheel of McLaren's 2021 MCL35M car on Wednesday as part of F1's so-called TPC rules, which allow tests with two-year-old machinery.

Daily Mirror

Red Bull chief admits signing F1 star despite Christian Horner warning was a mistake

Christian Horner and Helmut Marko have been allies for many years at Red Bull, but haven't always agreed on big decisions including the call to sign Nyck de Vries for AlphaTauri

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Toto Wolff aims jibe at Guenther Steiner over Mick Schumacher treatment at Haas

Mick Schumacher was snapped up by Mercedes as a reserve driver to Lewis Hamilton and George Russell after being dropped by Haas following two seasons with the manufacturer

Autosport

Wolff disputes Marko’s F1 claims over Schumacher

Schumacher was signed as a Mercedes reserve for 2023, after losing his race seat with Haas at the end of last year. He has since been singled out for praise by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell for the contribution he has made in the simulator to race weekend progress.

Autosport

How Ilott is patiently building his name in IndyCar

After finishing runner-up to Mick Schumacher in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship, Callum Ilott made his IndyCar debut in 2021 with Juncos Hollinger Racing at Portland. At the time, he was a test driver with the Ferrari Driver Academy and was Alfa Romeo’s second reserve driver in Formula 1,…

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