Mick Schumacher aims for 2021 Formula 1 call-up with Formula 2 title next season

Mick Schumacher has revealed he will be aiming to win the 2020 Formula 2 title, with a view to being called up for the 2021 Formula 1 season.

The Ferrari Academy driver is currently racing for Prema Theodore Racing in Formula 2 and in his debut season in the championship, the 20-year-old won his first race, with a maiden victory in Hungary for Prema.

Schumacher will race next season for a second successive campaign and when the young German was talking to L'Equipe, he reiterated his ambition to become an F1 driver, just like his father.

"I am sure that Formula 1 is very different to what I imagine," Schumacher said. "There will be more resources, more preparation, more technical sessions, more mechanics around me, more work. But I want to do it.

Schumacher then spoke about the goal to challenge for the F2 title next season, in just his second season in the F1 feeder series and to get a call-up in the top-tier of motorsport in the following season.

"If I can make the big jump in 2021, I will have a small advantage as I will have raced for a year with 18-inch tyres," Schumacher explained.