Ferrari signs Mick Schumacher as a Ferrari Junior Driver

It was announce on Saturday (19/1/19) Formula 3 Champion Mick Schumacher, son of seven-times Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will be Ferrari's academy driver during the 2019 season.





As part of his deal, Schumacher will drive in two tests with Ferrari this season; along with racing in in Formula 2, the final feeder category before Formula 1, with the leading Prema team.

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto also highlighted the teenager's "human and professional qualities".

Schumacher said he would use Ferrari's expertise to "extract whatever helps" him to achieve his "dream, racing in Formula 1".

Mick Schumacher's father Michael Schumacher won five of his record seven world titles with Ferrari.