Mattia Binotto wants to bring Mick Schumacher back to F1: admission

One of the heaviest names in history could return to the grid.

Mick Schumacher back in Formula 1 canò be. The German left the grid at the end of 2022, when he broke relations with Haas (relations with Gunther Steiner, team principal of the U.S. team, were particularly strained) to become a reserve driver for Mercedes. The year 2025 could però become the year of his return to the grid, precisely in the Sauber ready to pass under Audi control. And confirming this è was Mattia Binotto himself.

The former team principal of Ferrari è in fact, at the center of the project that will bring Audi into Formula 1, precisely through Sauber, and to the 'Corriere della Sera' he admitted that one of the two next drivers of the team could be Mick Schumacher himself: "Definitely among the profiles we are evaluating there'è also his", he said.

"I have already met Mick Schumacher and talked to him,” Binotto added.

I have known him for many years, since he comes from the Ferrari Driver Academy, and I know very well what are his merits and what are his flaws. Forò we have the luxury of taking our time to decide, since all the other teams have made both their drivers official for 2025".

The new Audi-run Sauber has already long since announced the signing of Nico Hulkenberg, while week after week the chances of Valtteri Bottas being confirmed are dwindling. Also hot is the candidacy of Franco Colapinto, who has been excellent in recent races in Williams, but there are other equally young options. Michael Schumacher’s son must beat competition in this regard from the upstarts Gabriel Bortoleto and Theo Pourchaire.