But if he is to retain any chance of a fruitful F1 career, it is imperative that his next move is to a more holistic team better geared for a driver’s development writes OllieHarden
They should have known it as long ago as 2016, Haas’ first season in F1 and the only previous time a Ferrari-affiliated driver raced for the team, when Esteban Gutierrez failed to even score a point in a car in which Romain Grosjean sometimes worked wonders.
It should be no surprise, then, that at his lowest moments over the last two seasons Schumacher has had the look of a little boy lost.the leading candidate to replace him for 2023 is reportedly Nico Hulkenberg His costly early-season accidents in Saudi Arabia and Monaco masked some of the progress Schumacher, renowned for making a significant step in his second season in the junior categories, had made in 2022.
It may be that the closest he ever comes to driving for Ferrari will be those occasions he was wheeled out, complete with tribute helmet designs, in his father’s classic cars for demo runs at Hockenheim and Mugello. More recently, meanwhile, Esteban Ocon – perhaps wary of being partnered with his sworn enemy Pierre Gasly –