Mick Schumacher examined an IndyCar for the primary time on Monday and stated the sequence might be the next-best factor for him if he stays unable to discover a seat in Method 1.
He graduated to the world championship after profitable the Method 2 title in 2020. Nonetheless Haas dropped him after two seasons, at which level he additionally left Ferrari’s Driver Academy.
The son of seven-times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher spent the final two seasons racing for Alpine within the World Endurance Championship. Nonetheless he’s eager to return to single-seaters and examined for Rahal Letterman Lanigan on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway highway course right this moment.
Talking in the course of the take a look at, Schumacher spoke positively about the opportunity of racing within the sequence.
“IndyCar comes the closest to what I can nonetheless race,” he stated. “I can’t return to [Formula 2] as a result of I gained a championship. IndyCar could be a very good choice.”
He indicated he can be keen to contest a full IndyCar championship, together with races on ovals, which some F1 drivers corresponding to his father have described as too harmful.
“I believe it could be unsuitable to simply do one a part of [the races],” he stated. “If I have been to commit, I’d prefer to decide to it totally.” Subsequent yr’s 17-race IndyCar season consists of six races on ovals, certainly one of which – the blue riband Indianapolis 500 – is a superspeedway.
“Frankly, it’s an important championship [with] 17 races,” he added. “I’m nonetheless younger, so I do wish to race as a lot as I can, and I believe the folks right here actually dwell motorsport. I additionally just like the mentality of the motive force being the principle a part of the crew and driving the crew ahead.”
Photos: Mick Schumacher’s IndyCar take a look at debut
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