Mick Schumacher to drive father Michael's 2011 Mercedes F1 car at Goodwood
Mercedes F1 reserve driver Schumacher will make his first appearance at the festival next month, where h﷽e will get behind the wheel of the W02.
The 24-year🐼-old German will complete runs in his father’s Mercedes on both the Saturday and Sund🐷ay of the three-day festival which takes place on 14-16 July.
"It's going to be spectacular to run in my dad’s 2011 car, the W02, even if it is only a ༺short run. Just experiencing this generati💯on of cars will be mega!” Schumacher said.
"Knowing that he raced this car🥂 makes it extra special, and there will be many emotions coming with it. I have been lucky enough to drive one of his Benetton cars and some of the Ferraris he raced, but this will be the first time behind the wheel of a Mercedes he drove.
“I am sure🌳 I will get out of it🌌 with a big smile on my face.”
The W02 remains the only Mercedes F1꧒ car that failed to fi𓃲nish on a podium.
Despite being a regular points sco♍rer that helped Mercedes clinch fourth place in that season’s constructors’ world championship, the W02’s best result was a P4 at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Schumacher has previousl𒁃y driven F1 cars his legendary dad raced during his time at Jordan, Benetton and Fer🔯rari.
Mercedes will al𒉰so be running their last championship-winning car, the W12, which will be driven by Esteban Gutierrez.
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