is reportedly on ’s shortlist for an seat subsequent yr as he targets a shock return to the game.
The 26-year-old, son of seven-time F1 world champion , has not raced in F1 since after two seasons with Haas.
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Schumacher was a reserve driver for Mercedes in 2023 and 2024 however didn’t function in any respect on a race weekend, on the finish of final season. Now, he’s racing for Alpine within the World Endurance Championship.
But Schumacher’s presence within the F1 paddock on the over the weekend – the place F1’s soon-to-be eleventh staff Cadillac held their launch occasion – has raised hypothesis a few return.
German publication report that Schumacher is on the shortlist for one of many two seats but to be crammed on the American-owned staff in 2026.
Schumacher additionally reportedly attended Cadillac’s official launch occasion and preferred one of many staff’s social media posts.
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Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas are to be on that shortlist, alongside the likes of Zhou Guanyu and Colton Herta.
Cadillac staff principal Graeme Lowdon – who additionally acts as Zhou’s supervisor – spoke about his seek for two drivers whereas chatting with the media in Miami.
“We have got a reasonably good concept [on drivers], and we have narrowed it down fairly a bit,” Lowdon informed Sky Sports activities F1.
Mick Schumacher is reportedly on Cadillac’s shortlist for an F1 seat subsequent yr (Getty Photos)
“We have been successfully saved out of the final spherical of driver discussions as a result of we did not have an entry and have been in a barely uncommon place.
“But it surely additionally means there’s a lot much less aggressive pressure and we will take somewhat little bit of time.
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“Clearly, the primary precedence for us is to have one thing for the motive force to drive, and that’s the place a number of the administration bandwidth is.”
Schumacher, who has , completed third as a part of a three-man Alpine staff on the 6 Hours of Imola occasion final month and is ready to compete on the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans occasion subsequent month.
