adminBerlin (Germany) — Michael Schumacher’s teenage son appears to be in the middle of a scrap between Ferrari and Mercedes over his future.
Earlier in November, 16-year-old Mick tested for the European F3 team Prema, an Italian outfit with close links to Ferrari.
Schumacher’s famous father Michael won five world championships with Ferrari, but his last team in F1 was Mercedes.
Indeed, Mercedes has invited Mick to its end-of-season Stars and Cars event in Stuttgart, and according to the Kolner Express tabloid is now stepping up its quest to secure Mick’s future.
Schumacher’s current F4 outfit, the Dutch team Van Amersfoort, was powered by Volkswagen engines in European F3 in 2015, where Mick is now tipped to move for 2016. Express said Van Amersfoort is moving to Mercedes power for 2016.
Boss Frits van Amersfoort denies it. “Not all the contracts are signed for next year, not even with Mick,” he said. As for Mick’s test with Prema, reportedly under the watchful eye of Ferrari’s Luca Baldisserri, van Amersfoort insists: “It’s normal that drivers do that in the winter, it’s no problem.
“Mick’s test times were good, but we were faster.”
Former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is “still fighting” as the second anniversary of his skiing accident approaches, according to FIA president Jean Todt.
Meanwhile, Nico Rosberg claimed his fifth consecutive pole position on Saturday when he outpaced Mercedes team mate and world champion Lewis Hamilton to take the prime starting slot for yesterday’s 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix.
The 30-year-old German, who has found his form in the final part of a season that was dominated by the newly-crowned triple champion Hamilton, produced another text-book demonstration of his craft to leave the Englishman still waiting to claim his elusive 50th career pole.. — Wheeel24
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