Jacques Villeneuve reflects on huge amount of pressure for Mick Schumacher. Villeneuve reflects on huge amount of pressure for Mick.

Of Scuderia Ferrari’s current crop of young drivers, Mick Schumacher has undoubtedly been under the spotlight the most as he made his way through the lower categories.

Being the son of a famous driver himself, Jacques Villeneuve says that it brings a huge amount of pressure, and has been impressed with how the new Haas driver has handled it.

“Mick has, of course, been under a lot of pressure in recent years because of his name,” Jacques Villeneuve said – “He has certainly felt that pressure and therefore he has been able to learn from it. That’s a big difference compared to the other guys in the Academy. A well-known name helps in part, but it also gives you a lot of pressure. People want to see results from you immediately and how the media treats you is not easy – you get a lot of questions about your father. It’s difficult to give answers, like when you are asked who you want to thank after a good result.”- the former Formula 1 driver explained.

Ferrari’s talent pool continues to grow, with the Italian team recently signing their first female driver, Maya Weug, after the 16-year-old became the first winner of the ‘Girls on Track’ initiative, founded by the FIA and the team with the goal of bringing female drivers into the academy.