Former F1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne "Mick Schumacher should start thinking about priorities"[F1-Gate.com]

Former Mercedes F1 reserve driver and reigning Formula E champion Stoffel Van Doorn gives his take on the situation facing Mick Schumacher and what he wants to do to avoid a long stagnation in his racing career. I advised that I had to decide whether to

Mick Schumacher, 23, who was fired from the Haas F1 team after just two seasons, is now worried about his future in F1 as Mercedes’ reserve driver.

Mick Schumacher’s role at Mercedes is mainly to help the team’s machine development through simulator work. The chance to race in F1 this year will only come if either Lewis Hamilton or George Russell are forced to skip a race weekend for whatever reason.

Mick Schumacher has fans in the F1 paddock, but his absence from the grid this season is a cause for concern for his career.

Stoffel Vandoorne, who previously held the same role at Mercedes F1, feels Mick Schumacher needs to decide what his career priorities are.

Stoffel Vandoorne is well positioned to give advice to Mick Schumacher. Not only has he been Mercedes’ F1 reserve driver for the past two years, but he too has lost his place in F1 after just a few seasons. He lost his F1 seat at McLaren after the 2018 season and turned to star in Formula E, clinching the 2022 title

“We all have different career paths and everyone’s paths work out in very different ways,” Stoffel Vandoorne told Mirror Sport of Mick Schumacher’s situation.

“At the end of the day, it’s up to Mick to decide what he wants to do and where he wants to focus his efforts.”

“For me it was an easy decision to go to Formula E and since I joined I have been focused on this championship and trying to do the best I can. We were able to win the championship.”

As for a possible return to F1, 30-year-old Stoffel Vandoorne is open to the possibility but doesn’t spend much time or energy thinking about it. Because you never know what will happen in your motorsport career.

“Honestly, I don’t know, but it’s not in the back of my mind,” says Stoffel Vandoorne.

“My focus is Formula E, which is where I’m running right now. All I can do is go as fast as I can and perform as well as I can on this track, and you’ll see. is”