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Schumacher hopes to ‘spark’ German memories with F2004 drive at German GP

Schumacher hopes to ‘spark’ German memories with F2004 drive at German GP

25-07-2019 10:11

Bevan Youl

Mick Schumacher is looking to ‘spark’ memories across the German Formula 1 fanbase this weekend as he takes his fathers’ iconic Ferrari F2004 for a spin around the Hockenheimring this weekend.

The F2004 was Michael Schumacher’s final championship-winning car and will be driven around the track on both Saturday and Sunday of the German Grand Prix.
 
Last year Schumacher won his European F3 Championship title at the Hockenheimring, where his father also won four races during his F1 career and the track bosses wanted to get the German on-track to help crowd numbers.
 
Schumacher said (quoted by GPFans): "I think it will be special. I have a lot of good memories of Hockenheim, particularly from winning the F3 European Championship there last year, and to drive this car around there on a Grand Prix weekend is pretty amazing. 
 
"I'm already very excited. I just hope everybody will have as much fun as I will.

"The F2004 is a symbol of great times for F1 in Germany, and I imagine that some of the spectators will have flashbacks to those times.

“I will do my best to help spark those good memories and I'll try to make sure that everybody has a great time!”

Schumacher will go out onto the track in the car for the first time, having not been  able to have the chance to do any preparation laps, but is looking forward to experience to power of  such a dominant car.

"I would have loved to be able to do some preparation laps but unfortunately I just will have to wait and see,” he added.

“We'll do a seat fitting on Saturday morning of the race weekend but I am sure it will work out fine. 

"In the end, it will be demo laps for pleasure, and I would really like to thank the owner of the car and Ferrari for giving me the opportunity.

"Since the F2004 was such a dominant car it will be thrilling for me to find out how it feels to drive it.

“It's going to be exciting to experience the power of the engine, and I am very curious to understand how cars from that era feel on track."

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