{"id":297370,"date":"2023-11-24T14:54:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T14:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297370"},"modified":"2023-11-24T14:54:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T14:54:16","slug":"mick-schumacher-details-sebastian-vettels-input-after-securing-exciting-new-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/racing\/f1\/mick-schumacher-details-sebastian-vettels-input-after-securing-exciting-new-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"Mick Schumacher details Sebastian Vettel’s input after securing exciting new gig"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mick Schumacher has revealed that he consulted lifelong friend and four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel before deciding to sign on the dotted line for Alpine. The German driver will be one of six to take part in their brand-new Hypercar project in the World Endurance Championship.<\/p>\n

Schumacher was hoping to secure a place on the F1 grid for 2024 after spending a year on the sidelines following his departure from Haas at the end of the 2022 campaign but he was left facing another year out of the limelight after a move to Williams failed to materialise.<\/p>\n

Rumours began circling in the F1 paddock after the summer break that Schumacher was eyeing a move to the World Endurance Championship, and in October he took part in a private test with Alpine. The contract was made official and announced ahead of this weekend\u2019s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Discussing the role that Vettel played in his move, Schumacher said: \u201cI’ve briefly spoken with Sebastian about it. It has been a factor that I think he knows so much about motorsport, but it was also a very clear point for me to go and ask him about his opinion.”<\/p>\n

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The 24-year-old was then asked about his feelings looking back on a 2023 season spent on the sidelines with Mercedes, to which he responded: \u201cHaving to sit out the whole year has been tough.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I’m just excited to be back in the car and go race and have a new challenge. I’m a racing driver. I hadn’t been out of racing 14 years previous to this, so it was definitely a clear choice and a clear direction that I wanted to be racing.”<\/p>\n

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