Mick Schumacher confirmed that he was in Cadillac’s orbit for F1
The German, who will race in IndyCar in 2026, spoke about his chances of returning to the World Championship with the American giant.
The operational return to Formula 1 was, at least, on standby for Mick Schumacher. The 2022 Abu Dhabi GP put an end to his two-season stint in the World Championship with the Haas team. The desire of the son of the seven-time champion was always to have a chance to return, after leaving an opaque image with the American team. With no place on the grid, he was rescued by Mercedes to be placed as a reserve for 2023 and in 2024 he joined the Alpine group to race in the WEC, a place he maintained on the current calendar. But the German still wanted to return to single-seaters.
His name was associated with Alpine F1 at some point, but the strongest chance was with Cadillac, a brand that will join the top category from 2026. However, the American giant (it belongs to General Motors) decided to rely on two super experienced players for the landing, which will coincide with the new technical regulations: Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez.
With the F1 door closed, Schumacher will move to the United States and race in IndyCar next year with the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team, but it still leaves open the opportunity to return to the World Cup at some point.
Mick acknowledged the negotiation with Cadillac: “The information I had, until pretty much the end, was that I had been in the running for that position, and then they went in a different direction, which is fair enough,” he said. “This led me to have to understand: ‘What do I want, try to get back on the F1 grid or compete in the races that I enjoy, and obviously in single-seaters?’”he added.
When the chance of IndyCar arose, he did not hesitate: “Fortunately the opportunity appeared and I am super happy and happy to be here where I am now. Do I think that the door to F1 has been permanently closed for me? No. Going through IndyCar does not close the door,” he closed.
