Ferrari junior Mick Schumacher recounts “very special” test-drive. Mick recounts "very special" test-drive.

Ferrari Driver Academy member Mick Schumacher admitted that the simplicity of his father Michael’s Jordan 191 reminded him of that of a go-kart after the Haas driver got the opportunity to complete a “very special” test at the Silverstone circuit a few weeks ago.

His father Michael made his Formula 1 debut 30 years ago in the Belgian Grand Prix, at the wheel of a stunning Jordan car. Filming at Silverstone with Karun Chandhok for a Sky Sports F1 feature that will mark the anniversary of the seven-time champion’s launch into Formula 1, Ferrari junior Mick Schumacher shared his thoughts on the experience of his father.

“[There is] a very little amount of buttons on the steering wheel but it feels like a go-kart, the ’91 car, because you have tyres, an engine and a chassis and that is it. Already when I drove the 2002 and 2004 Ferrari, the number of changes you can take on that steering wheel – the traction control, the paddle-shift – that is very different to the ’91 car. It’s crazy to think about how far out you sit in that car. The shoulders were just popping out of the monocoque and then the front is very high so if you slide down you don’t see much. The emotions and feeling and knowing that my dad raced this car as his first F1 car is very special.” – Mick explained.

Formula One technology has always been cutting-edge, yet Mick Schumacher pointed out the simplicity of the older cars: “I have to say, just pure racing, the engine…you can see everything. Nowadays, with the battery and the hybrid and stuff, a lot of things are covered so you don’t really see the engine, only if it is taken apart. But in that car, you actually see how the fuel runs into the engine. It was very good. Driving-wise, unfortunately, I didn’t have a seat in it. I only had a bit of foam, so I was sliding around a lot and especially in every braking area, I was sliding so far down that I didn’t see the track anymore. So after every braking [zone] I had to push myself back up to see something.” – the Ferrari Driver Academy member explained.