Mercedes' car at the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas - Race night - Source: Getty
Mercedes announced Mick Schumacher's departure at the end of the 2024 F1 season on Thursday. The former F1 driver has been at the helm of Mercedes' reserve and test driver roles and worked behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell for the Silver Arrows.
Schumacher is a former Haas F1 driver who lost his seat at the end of the 2022 F1 season. After Haas parted ways with the German driver, he joined the Brackley-based team as a reserve driver. He has been in the same role for two back-to-back seasons.
Amid this, the son of renowned former F1 driver Michael Schumacher joined Alpine and its Endurance Racing program. He raced in the WEC and grabbed a podium earlier this season. However, his F1 chance did not arrive. As the former F2 champion parted ways with the eight-time Constructors' Championship winner, Toto Wolff had words of appraisal aplenty. The Mercedes boss said to the media:
