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Toto Wolff praises Mick Schumacher’s contributions to Mercedes, but adds he would “prefer every day of the week that Mick sits in the cockpit and actually races”.
After Mick Schumacher lost his Formula 1 seat with Haas at the end of 2022, the young German was signed by Mercedes to serve as the team’s reserve driver.
While it’s unfortunate that Mick doesn’t have the opportunity to compete on the track, Wolff says he provides a “super advantage” for the team.
“It’s great to have a mature, successful and experienced Formula 1 driver supporting us in the sim and with his feedback, that is of tremendous advantage,” Wolff said.
“On some of the European grands prix, having him in the sim overnight and providing data for the Saturday is a super advantage for us.”
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Wolff also added that the young German could help the team tremendously if he is required to step in for Lewis Hamilton or George Russell.
“The other side is that if one of George or Lewis were to have to have fish poisoning – well, Lewis can’t have fish poisoning, it would be avocado poisoning – then we know we have a super guy that will drive the car and drive the car well.
“And as much as I like the situation for the benefit of the team, I would prefer every day of the week that Mick sits in the cockpit and actually races,” the Austrian concluded.
