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Mick Schumacher to make rapid Ferrari F1 debut

Yahoo Sport Australia

Mick Schumacher, son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher, will reportedly make his Formula 1 test debut for Ferrari in April.

Off the back of his successful European F3 championship success last year, the 20-year-old will reportedly make his F1 test debut on 2 April.

He is also making his Formula 2 series debut this weekend in Bahrain.

Mick Schumacher celebrates after winning the FIA Formula Three European Championship at the Hockenheim race track in Hockenheim, western Germany, on October 14, 2018. (Getty Images)
Mick Schumacher celebrates after winning the FIA Formula Three European Championship at the Hockenheim race track in Hockenheim, western Germany, on October 14, 2018. (Getty Images)

The German will reportedly drive for Ferrari in the post-Bahrain Grand Prix test on one day and perform for the affiliated Alfa Romeo team the following day.

Schumacher recently signed up for the Ferrari Driver Academy following his European Formula 3 championship success.

Mick’s father, Michael, is a seven-time champion F1 champion. Five of his record-breaking seven titles came with Ferrari. The majority of his 91 Grand Prix wins also came with the famous Italian car manufacturer.

Michael Schumacher, 50, retired from F1 racing in 2012. He suffered a serious brain injury in a skiing accident in 2013.