Mick Schumacher gave a telling response when asked if he’s enjoying racing sports cars in the World Endurance Championship.
Schumacher is driving for French manufacturer Alpine in the outright Hypercar class. In June, it will give him a chance at victory in the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour.
“It’s difficult to say … it’s not a Formula 1 car,” he told Wide World of Sports.
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“Le Mans has never been really a dream of mine, in that sense. I never really followed it.
“There is a huge hype around it … Le Mans is a prestigious race.”
Mick Schumacher during driver introductions at the 2025 Race of Champions in Sydney. Race of Champions
But having spent two seasons battling in the Haas team, Schumacher’s F1 career is hanging by a thread – dropped as Mercedes reserve driver at the end of last season, the son of seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher has no formal ties to the sport in 2025.
“F1 is definitely still the goal. It’s obviously been a while now, but nonetheless I think there’s still interest in me in some aspects,” he said.
“F1 has always been the dream, and it always will be the dream. Hopefully we’ll be able to make that dream happen.
“I’m letting the people who are in the position to have those talks for me (to do so), so I can solely focus on what I’m supposed to do, and that’s drive fast.”
Schumacher in action for Haas in 2022. Lynne Sladky/AP
Despite Alpine having representation in F1 and WEC, the teams share little more than a name. In the first WEC race of the year in Qatar, Schumacher and his teammates finished a lowly 13th, a lap down on the race-winning Ferraris.
It’s left Schumacher wanting.
“Especially if you have driven the (racing) car in in the world – pretty much nothing will compare ever to it,” he said.
“But I think the racing itself is pretty fun, it’s pretty challenging, more and more drivers are coming to it, so it’s a good championship. I think that once the results start coming in, it’ll be more fun for sure.”
Schumacher lost his Haas seat at the end of 2022. In his two years at the American team, he finished in the points only twice.
He also suffered several massive crashes, including in back-to-back events in Saudi Arabia. He also tore the gearbox off the car in at Monaco.
But three years later, he’s stronger for the experience.
“I’m a lot older and a lot more confident and experienced, whatever you want to say about it,” he said.
“Of course I’d do a lot of things differently, but at the end of the day, my experiences and my choices at the time have led me to the person I am today.
“I’m not looking back at it saying ‘I wish I’d done it differently’, because I’ve gone through these experiences for a reason. It makes me more resilient and strong for whatever is to come in the future.”
