Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 reserve driver Mick Schumacher made an emotional look at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed in England.
The 24-year-old racing driver suited up and donned his dad’s outdated helmet and hopped into the Mercedes W02 from 2011 that Michael drove over a decade in the past, based on PlanetF1.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO MICK SCHUMACHER’S DAD?
The former Haas driver executed a number of donuts in entrance of the Goodwood home. He did so many who Mercedes’ social media admin took a dig at the German, saying: “Okay, Mick you can do the donuts now.”
Mick Schumacher additionally drove the crew’s 2021 W12, that car was victorious within the constructors’ championship for Mercedes.
The Goodwood crowd have been handled to a particular second of seeing a Schumacher in a Mercedes F1 car once more. Michael suffered head accidents after crashing whereas snowboarding in December 2013.
The Schumacher household has stay tight-lipped concerning the seven-time world champion’s well being.
Mick chatted forward of his run up the hill and mentioned: “Just experiencing this generation of cars will be mega. Knowing that he raced this car makes it extra special, and there will be many emotions coming with it.”
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Schumacher in a Silver Arrow. What 12 months is that this, once more? 🥹 pic.twitter.com/kQS90HxXBx
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 16, 2023
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WHAT IS THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED?
According to the occasion’s website, the Goodwood Festival of Speed was first staged in 1993 and is touted to be the world’s largest automotive backyard occasion.
It was based by the Charles Gordon-Lennox, eleventh Duke of Richmond and set towards the spectacular backdrop of Goodwood House in West Sussex, United Kingdom.
The weekend’s festivities options over 600 vehicles and bikes spanning the historical past of motoring and motorsport participate together with legendary figures from the automotive world.
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