Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has stated he hopes Mick Schumacher can get a chance at Williams this season, following reports the Grove outfit could be looking for a short-term replacement for Logan Sargeant.
The American driver had a challenging Dutch Grand Prix weekend as, during the wet FP3 session on Saturday, he dropped two wheels onto the grass and span violently into the barriers. Thankfully he was unharmed in the crash but the damage, and subsequent fire to the car, meant his side of the Williams garage would go on to miss qualifying – the damage too severe to repair in time.
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With the racer going on to finish Sunday’s race in P16 – the 23-year-old’s first race after it was confirmed that Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is set to take his seat from next season – reports soon followed that Williams could be looking for another driver this campaign, with Schumacher touted as a possibility.
The son of seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher hasn’t had a full-time race seat on the grid since he left Haas at the end of 2022, when he simultaneously ended his collaboration with Ferrari. Since then, he has been taken into the Mercedes family as the team’s reserve driver while he has also competed for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship.