Mick Schumacher

The team has announced that Mick Schumacher will test the Mercedes F1 car for the first time next week. Mick Schumacher, who joined Mercedes F1 as a reserve and test driver for the 2023 season, will participate in the team’s Pirelli tire test in Barcelona.

“After the Grand Prix weekend, Mick will also get his first real taste of the W14 on the second day of Pirelli tire testing,” Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff confirmed. “He has done a great job with the team so far, working hard in the simulator and providing valuable feedback on the trackside.” There is no doubt that it will help me in my role as a reserve driver.” Mick Schumacher last drove an F1 machine at the 2022 F1 Abu Dhabi GP, his last start for the Haas F1 team, in 16. finished in 1st place. His father, Michael Schumacher, was a Formula One driver for Mercedes from 2010 to 2012, and was also part of Mercedes’ junior driver program and the World Sports Prototype Championship team in the 1990s. In addition to Mercedes, Ferrari will also be participating in the Pirelli tire test. According to Pirelli’s motorsport director Mario Isola, there will be two days of running each to “develop the compounds and structures for next year”. Pirelli has brought forward the introduction of its 2024 concept tire and plans to test it during the Grand Prix weekend in Barcelona. And they will be raced for the first time at Silverstone. “The latest specification is the same as the previous version, apart from using some new materials that have already been homologated after an extensive test program,” said Mario Isola. “It was originally scheduled for 2024, but the load generated by the current cars has already reached the end-of-season targets after just a few races, so the introduction has been brought forward to make the structure more resistant to fatigue. This new construction does not affect the technical parameters or performance of the tire.”