German pundit details why Mick Schumacher ‘deserves’ F1 comeback
Sky F1 presenter Peter Hardenacke believes Mick Schumacher, who he claims had Kevin Magnussen “in his pocket at times” during the second half of F1 2022, deserves to return amidst the Williams chatter.
Quite a toll was taken on the relationship between Haas team boss Guenther Steiner and the Schumacher camp during a turbulent two seasons with the team for the 24-year-old, that association ending at the conclusion of the 2022 campaign.
Schumacher was unable to find a seat on the F1 2023 grid, though he remains involved with the series via Mercedes, with team principal and one-third owner Toto Wolff having signed him to a reserve contract for the year.
German pundit details why Mick Schumacher ‘deserves’ F1 comeback
And it was reported recently by Sport1 that Wolff was turning to former Mercedes strategy chief, now the Williams team principal James Vowles, in a bid to get Schumacher back onto the grid.
And Sky F1 presenter Hardenacke believes there is a “good chance” this will come to fruition, even though Vowles has tipped their rookie driver Logan Sargeant to improve as F1 2023 goes on, he being the driver who it is believed would feel threatened by Schumacher’s lurking presence.
“I could still imagine – through the connection between Toto Wolff and James Vowles – that there is a good chance for Mick to drive for Williams next year,” said Hardenacke on Sky F1’s Backstage Pit Lane podcast.
READ ALSO: Guenther Steiner Ignites a War of Words With Toto Wolff as the Mick Schumacher Debate Escalates
“The main thing is that Mick comes back to Formula 1 and he should make it quickly. He simply deserves it if you saw last year, how he dealt with that monster pressure.
“Mick also had Kevin Magnussen in his pocket at times in the second half of the season, gave him a good fight.
