Mick Schumacher, son of Ferrari great and seven-times Formula One world champion Michael, will not be on the grid for the 2023 championship after the American team confirmed his departure on earlier today.
The 23-year-old German will be replaced by older compatriot Nico Hulkenberg, who will form Haas’ line-up for the 2023 F1 campaign alongside Danish driver Kevin Magnussen.
Mick Schumacher made his Formula 1 debut with Haas in 2021 after winning the 2020 Formula 2 series, but will not be given a contract extension by the US-based team, which means that next weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be his final race, at least for now.
A member of Ferrari’s young driver academy, Mick Schumacher will now be looking for a new role in 2023, with the only potential Formula 1 race seat remaining at Williams – although that will only become an option in case Logan Sergeant has a very bad final Formula 2 weekend in Abu Dhabi which would now allow him to secure his superlicence.
Mick Schumacher will be an obvious candidate for a reserve drive, potentially with several teams, and he has already been linked with Mercedes. In the end, a series of expensive crashes over the Ferrari junior’s two years with Haas appears to have affected the 23-year-old’s standing within the team.
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner thanked Mick Schumacher and wished him well for the future:
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“Mick’s pedigree in the junior categories was well known and he has continued to grow and develop as a driver in his time with Haas F1 team,” Steiner said in a statement. While choosing to go in separate directions for the future, the entire team wishes Mick well for the next steps in his career path and beyond.
Ferrari-powered Haas are eighth of the 10 teams in the overall standings.
Mick Schumacher also confirmed the news with a message published on his social media accounts:
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