{"id":292043,"date":"2023-09-10T16:35:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T16:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292043"},"modified":"2023-09-10T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T16:35:22","slug":"sebastian-vettel-backs-possibility-for-mick-schumacher-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/sebastian-vettel-backs-possibility-for-mick-schumacher-to-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebastian Vettel backs &apos;possibility&apos; for Mick Schumacher to return"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Four-time F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel backs &#8216;possibility&#8217; for Mick Schumacher to make a return to the grid<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mick Schumacher is currently the third driver for Toto Wolff&#8217;s Mercedes team<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Former Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel retired from Formula One in 2022<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Schumacher has reportedly impressed the team with performances in the sim<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Formula One legend Sebastian Vettel has backed fellow German driver Mick Schumacher to make a return to racing next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vettel, a four-time World Champion, said there was a &#8216;possibility&#8217; for Schumacher to join a team on the grid with uncertainty surrounding the futures of some of the current drivers.<\/p>\n<p>The young German is currently Mercedes&#8217; third driver behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, but has reportedly impressed in the sim throughout the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vettel was the protege of Mick&#8217;s father Michael, and has always kept a watchful eye out for his fellow countryman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/16\/75268507-12501717-image-a-47_1694360137552.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sebastian Vettel retired in 2022 after a stellar F1 career, winning four World Championships<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/16\/75268499-12501717-image-a-48_1694360140939.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mick Schumacher is currently Mercedes third driver but he has reportedly impressed so far<\/p>\n<p>Vettel told Sky: &#8216;The situation is difficult at the moment,&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is perhaps still a single cockpit and at the moment it is not that easy or rather difficult to get in there and slide in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But there is always some possibility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think it&#8217;s important that things continue in a certain way for him next year, that he continues to work on the second chance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;From a German perspective it&#8217;s essential, it&#8217;s not just the biggest young talent, but perhaps even the only one at the moment.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Teams that Mick could join would most likely be AlphaTauri, Alfa Romeo and Williams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AlphaTauri brought back Daniel Ricciardo only to lose him to injury, however they will likely to want him to stay despite his contract running out and the emergence of Liam Lawson.<\/p>\n<p>Meawhile Alfa Romeo are reportedly toying with the idea of replacing Zhou Guanyu with Theo Pourchaire and struggling Logan Sargeant is under pressure at Williams after failing to win any points so far in his rookie year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/16\/75268503-12501717-image-a-49_1694360665917.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Schumacher was at a F1 group run in recognition of Sebastian Vettel&#8217;s contribution to the sport<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12501717\/Four-time-F1-World-Champion-Sebastian-Vettel-backs-possibility-Mick-Schumacher-make-return-grid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four-time F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel backs &#8216;possibility&#8217; 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