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Mick Schumacher: “There are good sides and bad sides”

Mick Schumacher: “There are good sides and bad sides”

31-01-2019 15:12

Bevan Youl

Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has said “there are good sides and bad sides” about following his fathers’ footsteps in racing professionally.

Schumacher won the European Formula 3 championship last year and will race in Formula 2 this year, whilst also being signed onto join the Ferrari Driver Academy earlier this month.

In an interview with FIA’s Auto Magazine he said “I am happy to be the son of the greatest F1 racer of all time, i’m happy that he is the greatest F1 racer of all time, and I admire him for that," RaceFans.net.

His father was in a skiing accident five years ago that left him seriously injured and has been in private intensive care since.

“And even if sometimes it can be a bit difficult, it is what it is. There are good sides to it and there are bad sides.”

“Having the support I have from a lot of people all over the world can’t be a bad thing. I am thankful for that.”

In the European F3 Championship Schumacher struggled to win a race but went on to dominate after winning in Spa and at the Nurburgring.

“It started in Spa and then in Nurburgring, where I won all three races, it was clear that the title was in reach. In hindsight it may sound strange, but throughout the season I never thought the title was out of sight, I was always convinced that it was still possible to win it.”

He went on to talk about how he went karting with his father when he was younger and of his intentions from a younger age.

“Racing and karting is quite a normal thing in my family and I always loved to go karting with my father. It was big fun sharing that with him and I remember him asking one day if this would be a hobby for me or if I wanted to do it as a professional.”

“I told him straight away I wanted to do it professionally. I never wanted to do anything else.”