Mick Schumacher joins Mercedes as reserve driver for 2023

It was announce yesterday (15/12/22) that former Haas driver Mick Schumacher will be Mercedes's reserve driver during the 2023 season. Earlier in the day, Ferrari also confirmed that both them and Schumacher had decided to part ways following four years in partnership.

Schumacher will be the teams test driver and will focus on car development in the simulator, and will now move across to Mercedes, in providing support to Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

Schumacher made his Grand Prix debut in 2021 with Haas. But having struggled to deliver consistent form and just twelve points in 2022 with best finish of sixth at the Red Bull Ring, finsihed sixteenth in the Drivers'standings, he was comprehensively outpaced by team-mate Kevin Magnussen, Schumacher was let go from Haas at the end of the 2022 season replaced by Nico Hülkenberg for 2023.

A second change for Mick Schumacher.