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Ralf Schumacher, harsh criticism of nephew Mick: "It was not necessary"

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Ralf Schumacher has openly criticized his nephew Mick for his choice to move to the United States to race in the IndyCar championship. Michael Schumacher’s son raced for two years in Formula 1 with the Haas team’s single-seater car but was not confirmed for the following seasons. After spending two years as Mercedes’ third driver, he left F1 for good to race first in the WEC championship with Alpine, then in IndyCar.

“It was not necessary” is Uncle Ralf’s judgment. “For me it&#8220s a matter of benefits and risks. You don”t have to be a genius to understand that average speeds of 360 km/h are more dangerous than regular Formula 1 races”. Ralf would have preferred that his nephew had continued in the Endurance championship, or had tried the Formula 1 route again: “When I see other drivers in F1, I realize that Mick is definitely better than some of them, he would deserve a place”.

“But with this move, that door is now definitely closed””

, Schumacher continued. Mick will make his debut next Sunday in Florida, at the St. Petersburg street circuit.

SportalModel, TV host, driver: who is Cora Brinkmann, the’ex-wife of Ralf Schumacher

Cora Brinkmann is a rather well-known face of German television

In 2002 she married Ralf Schumacher, Michael’s younger brother
From their union was born a son, David
David is trying to pursue the same career as his father and uncle
Ralf and Cora separated in 2015
Cora was born in Langenfeld on December 27, 1976
She began posing at a very young age out of passion
For a short time she hosted the talk show Top of the Pops
After marrying Ralf l'followed on tracks around the world
Here, for example, is in Monte Carlo as photographers go wild
She was often surrounded by photographers and journalists
At'the beginning of 2024 it was back to talk about her insistently
He participated in the TV program "i'm a Celebrity"
A performance that, however, lasted only a few days

Ralf Schumacher to Sky then made a more general speech, criticizing the’current moment in German motorsport: “We will not have Formula 1 drivers in the near future, unless someone has enough money and manages to race karts, but only in Italy”.

“German motorsport has self-destructed, starting from protecting the’environment to the fact that we are no longer allowed to get permits or continue to run kart tracks””

, Schumacher ruled. The’last German Grand Prix took place in 2020, while Nico Hülkenberg is currently the’only German driver competing in the premier motorsport class.

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