The most-scrutinised rookie enters the F1 cauldron but sees only the positives in living up to the expectations of being Michael’s son
“The moment we are in a race weekend when I have the helmet on, there are no friends,” Mick Schumacher says emphatically. There can be no doubt, then, that this is the son of Michael. His boyish good looks and gentle, considered tone conceal the same steely resolve that took his father to seven Formula One world championships.
Schumacher Jr, who has already displayed resilience and determination to come this far, is entirely unintimidated as he prepares to make his F1 debut this season. “It is very much a battlefield out there,” he says. “Everyone is trying to get the crown and rule, if you don’t have that attitude it is very difficult.” It is impossible not to see Michael in him as he speaks, his features, his expressions, the firm jut of his chin, as just under 30 years after his father’s F1 debut at Spa he prepares to enter a maelstrom.
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