The Alpine F1 Team has ruled out the possibility of Mick Schumacher driving an F1 car due to his WEC (FIA World Endurance Championship) contract. Schumacher, who has been away from the front lines for a year as a Mercedes F1 reserve, will compete in WEC races this year with Alpine in the A424 hypercar in a bid to return to the top.
While he will continue to serve as Mercedes’ F1 reserve driver from 2024 onwards, there is also speculation that he could potentially drive the French manufacturer’s F1 machine through his partnership with Alpine. However, Alpine F1 team boss Bruno Famin dismissed such talk, stating that Schumacher’s contract is purely for sports car racing, and that the additional running of this year’s F1 car will be done by reserve driver Jacques.・Doohan said he would do it. Asked if there were any plans to let Schumacher test on current or old cars, Famine replied: “No, I can’t.” “We have a reserve driver in Jack Doohan and Mick is Mercedes’ reserve driver so we haven’t made any plans. The contract we have with Mick is for endurance racing only.” Schumacher is still on the F1 grid. has made it clear that he is eyeing a return to the team, and his links with Alpine could help open the door to the team should current drivers Esteban Ocon or Pierre Gasly leave at the end of the season. Maybe. Regarding team selection for 2025, Famin said: “We have a lot of options.” “Mick Schumacher is already an Alpine driver and for the time being I’m really happy with Esteban and Pierre. “Nobody knows when the Silly season will start. A few weeks ago[the news of Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari]”There was a pretty strong opinion, but nothing has happened since then. “I think it’s the next stage where the season really gets serious. We need to be prepared and ready for every possibility. But I’m happy with Esteban and Pierre.” However, Famin made it clear that the team will not rush into making a decision on what their 2025 line-up will be. “There’s no pressure on the driver side,” Famin said. “I’m happy with the driver and we’ll see.”
2024-02-28 11:04:20
#Alpine #Team #excludes #Mick #Schumacher #test #runF1Gate.com
