Data map: Mick Schumacher, son of the car king Schumacher.
Chinanews Client Beijing, October 16th (Xing Rui) "This person has the greatest surname in motorsport." This is the introduction of Mick Schumacher on the official F2 website.
Seven years after "Car King" Schumacher left the track, this thunderous surname may reappear in F1 in the near future.
Mick Schumacher is the son of legendary racing driver Michael Schumacher.
With the aura of "Star II" on his head, he was once regarded by the industry as the heir to his father's mantle.
If it were not for the bad weather, fans could have seen Mick participate in the practice session of the first F1 Grand Prix in his career on October 9th.
That day, mother Corinna came to the scene early, her eyes kept focused on her son.
Corinna is no stranger to the Nürburgring.
On this track, there is a corner named after her husband-Michael Schumacher-S corner.
However, due to the weather, the practice match was cancelled.
Corinna finally failed to see her son driving through the "Schumacher S-turn."
Although regrets left, Mick’s landing in F1 seems to be a certainty in the eyes of many fans.
Data map: The picture shows Mick Schumacher's mother watching the game from the sidelines.
In the F1 field, there is never a shortage of stories about son inheriting his father's career.
Hill, Villeneuve, Rosberg and other fathers and sons are well-known stories in the industry.
As a descendant of a great racing driver, Mick naturally has high hopes.
From the day Mick was born in 1999, the media has been interested in whether he will follow in his father's footsteps.
Before the ski accident happened, Schumacher said he did not want his son to embark on the road of a professional rider, because he "does not want to see the child with a heavy surname."
But as a child of the "Car King", Mick has an innate "racing gene" flowing in his body.
At the age of 9, he didn't hesitate to get into the cockpit of a kart.
For Mick's choice, Schumacher showed respect and support.
On the one hand, he created the best conditions for his son's career, on the other hand, he strictly protected his son's privacy.
In order to avoid excessive pressure from his father's reputation, Mick initially only used his mother's family name "Betsch" to participate in the competition, and later changed his name to "Mick Junior".
It was not until 2015 when he came to the Formula One field that Mick re-used the surname "Schumacher".
Data map: Michael Schumacher's son Mick Schumacher.
Mick was only 14 years old when his father's accident happened.
The little things he got along with his father came to an abrupt end that year.
In recent years, the entire family has kept a close eye on Schumacher's illness.
And Mick rarely talks about his father in public.
In the few interviews, through his words, we can still feel the warmth between father and son.
According to Mick's memory, his father and him often practice racing together, and the two together wondered how to improve the speed.
Sometimes when the driveway is about to close, the two of them are reluctant to leave.
If you are lucky, the staff will allow a few more laps.
Mick once said with emotion: "That was the best time."
Later, when he went out to participate in karting competitions, Schumacher would play the role of his son's "cameraman" and "mechanic", helping his son take pictures, and tuning the car for the team.
Data map: On April 2, 2019, Mick Schumacher, the son of car king Schumacher, represented the Ferrari team in a two-day test after the Bahrain Grand Prix. This was the first time Mick Schumacher drove an F1 car.
In the second year after Schumacher's accident, Mick started his formula racing career from F4.
Many people have high expectations of him, hoping that he can continue the glory of the Schumacher family in the paddock.
But at present, Mick is still galloping in the F2 arena, and naturally there is still a long way to go before catching up with his father.
In the days when the "Car King" left, descendants are also constantly chasing his previous record.
Not long ago, in the F1 German Grand Prix, the Mercedes team's top driver Hamilton won the 91st race championship of his career, tying the historical record of Michael Schumacher.
After the game, Mick gave Hamilton a commemorative helmet of the car king to congratulate him.
As a son, Mick undoubtedly hopes that his father’s miracle can be maintained for as long as possible, but his father has a word that keeps ringing in his ear: "Breaking records is the goal of every racer."
Perhaps in the near future, Hamilton will surpass his father, but breaking every record along the way is also Mick’s goal, because this is the most essential background of the surname "Schumacher."
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