Schumacher will spend the 2023 season as a reserve driver at Mercedes after losing his Haas seat Nico Hulkenberg at the end of last year
The 23-year-old endured two tricky campaigns with Haas but eventually managed to earn his first F1 points in 2022. However, his second season was overshadowed by several costly crashes. Â
But Andretti has backed Schumacher to make an F1 comeback
“I’m sure someone will take him,” Andretti told RTL. “Talents like that don’t go away.â€
„I think Mick has improved a lot, especially over the past season, no question. And that was evident in his performance.â€
Andretti added that the “Schumacher name is an asset in every way” and said the German “no doubt wears it with a lot of pride.”
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is full of praise for Schumacher and hopes to be able to help the son of the seven-time world champion Michael land a full-time seat again
Schumacher has been linked with a future drive with Audi and Andretti, both of whom plan to enter the world championship in 2026
In the meantime, AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost has betrayed him Schumacher originally wanted to commit as alpine bound Pierre Gasli‘s replacement for 2023.آ
“Schumacher was a topic of conversation for me personally,” said Tost
“Actually, I would have liked to have had Mick in the car. Mick is talented and also has what it takes to drive successfully in Formula 1.”
Tost admitted that “political reasons” prevented such a step, and AlphaTauri finally signed Nyck de Vries become a partner Yuki Tsunoda.O
