{"id":34042,"date":"2024-02-10T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=34042"},"modified":"2024-02-10T02:27:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:27:50","slug":"mick-schumacher-to-replace-lewis-hamilton-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/mick-schumacher-to-replace-lewis-hamilton-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Mick Schumacher to replace Lewis Hamilton in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mercedes is embarking on the quest for a replacement for Lewis Hamilton in the upcoming season, while Mick Schumacher<\/a> asserts that his primary focus remains firmly on Formula 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a fortnight ago, Mercedes had been confident that their driver lineup for the 2024 and 2025 seasons was settled after re-signing Hamilton and George Russell back in August. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, during a breakfast meeting last Wednesday, Hamilton stunned team principal Toto Wolff with the news of his departure at the end of the current season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subsequently, Mercedes confirmed the swirling speculation that Hamilton would be joining Ferrari for the next season under a multi-year agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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READ: Why Lewis Hamilton won\u2019t suffer the same fate as Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scramble to fill Hamilton’s shoes has already commenced. While Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz are reportedly frontrunners, according to F1 analysts, Schumacher’s name has also emerged due to his association with Mercedes as their official reserve driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schumacher, who will be competing in the World Endurance Championship with Alpine this season alongside his Mercedes commitments, acknowledges his desire to return to the F1 grid but suggests it’s still early days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at the Alpine A524 launch, he stated, “Obviously, it kind of hit everybody as a shock \u2013 and so it did to me. But on the other hand, everybody has to do what feels right to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What is going to happen in the next year or weeks is still to be revealed and also for me. So I\u2019m just excited to see what happens to see in the future.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He continued, “My eye is definitely still pretty much on Formula 1. Because there is now a lot of excitement in the driver market, it could be that one or two doors will open.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When pressed about the possibility of him taking the Mercedes seat for the next year, he avoided a direct response, saying, “On that topic, I didn\u2019t really think much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re obviously here at Alpine for the launch of the car, and what\u2019s going to come in the next, we will have to see.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Lewis Hamilton won\u2019t suffer the same fate as Sebastian #Vettel<\/a> at #Ferrari<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/Av3xfH3HNx<\/a><\/p>— Formula1News.co.uk (@Formula1newsUK) February 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>