Mick Schumacher’s last Formula 1 race was more than three years ago – but if the opportunity arose, he would return
Mick Schumacher has left Formula 1 behind him and found a new home in the IndyCar series this year. Nevertheless, the German emphasizes that he would return to the premier class if he was offered the chance.
“It would be a lie if I said that I don’t go back to my Formula 1 days every now and then and think about what it was like to drive back then,” said the former Haas driver in an interview with sport.de.
His Formula 1 career was “obviously a different time”, explained Schumacher. “But if the option came up again, I wouldn’t say no, of course. That’s definitely the case,” reveals the now 27-year-old.
Schumacher joined the premier class in 2021 as the reigning Formula 2 champion. In the inferior Haas VF-21, the then Ferrari Junior did not score any championship points, but had his team-mate Nikita Masepin under control for much of the year.
In his second Formula 1 season, it was exactly the opposite. Although Schumacher scored his first world championship points, he finished the drivers’ championship 12:25 points behind his new team-mate Kevin Magnussen.
He was not offered a new contract at Haas for 2023 and was replaced by Nico Hülkenberg. He then signed on as a reserve driver at Mercedes, but did not find a regular cockpit in the premier class in the following years either.
After driving for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2024 and 2025, he signed up for the IndyCar series in 2026. “IndyCar is a big change to what I’ve experienced in motorsport so far,” he explains.
Schumacher has contested five races there so far and is still “getting used to it”, according to his own statement. His best result so far is a 17th place. Schumacher will take part in the legendary Indy 500 for the first time at the end of May.