Mick Schumacher is in the footsteps of his father Michael. This coming weekend he will start his first Formula 1 season at the Haas. SPOX gives you the most important information about the career, the successes, the team and the salary of the 22-year-old.
The first race of the Formula 1 season 2021 will take place next Sunday (March 28). All eyes are on a 22-year-old who wants to follow in his father’s footsteps: Mick Schumacher.
While this article sheds light on the key data of his still young career, here you get more background information on Schumi Jr.
Mick Schumacher in Formula 1: career, successes, teams
Mick Schumacher was born on March 22, 1999 in the Swiss municipality of Vufflens-le-Chateau.
- 2008: He starts his motorsport career under the pseudonym “Mick Betsch”.
Schumi Jr. immediately causes a sensation, but does not want to use his father’s last name to escape the hustle and bustle of the media. His pseudonym Betsch is the maiden name of his mother Corinna.
- 2013: After minor successes in the lower classes, Mick took third place in the German Junior Kart Championship.
- 2014: As “Mick Junior” he finished second at the national and international junior championships.
Mick David Beckmann has to admit defeat in Germany. At the European and World Championships, he takes second place – behind Enaam Ahmed.
- 2015: Mick appeared on the big screen for the first time at the age of 16. As “M. Schumacher” he competes for Van Amersfoort Racing in the ADAC Formula 4.
In his third race, Mick took the first victory straight away, starting from second place. During the second race weekend in Spielberg, he broke his right hand in an accident. Overall, Schumacher achieved two podium placements and was tenth overall.
- 2016: Mick completed a four-race weekend in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 on the Madras Motor Race Track in India and achieved two podium places.
- 2016: Second place in the German and Italian championships.
With the change to the Prema Powerteam came the first big successes. In Italy, after numerous victories, he was runner-up behind Marcos Siebert, 16 points behind. In the German championship, Mick also achieved second place after five wins.
Mick Schumacher switches to Formula 3
- 2016/17: Schumacher contests the entire season in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 for the first time and switches to the European Formula 3 championship.
At the end of the season, Mick is third in the overall standings with four wins and five other podium finishes. In Formula 3, he finished the season in twelfth place.
- 2018: In his second Formula 3 season, Schumacher wins his first championship title in professional racing.
Mick dominates the field together with opponent Daniel Ticktum at will and in the end clearly prevails with a lead of over 50 points.
- 2019: Schumacher moves up to Formula 2 with the Prema Powerteam and is now part of the Ferrari Driver Academy.
In the youth development program, Schumacher takes part as a “Young Driver” in test drives in Bahrain for the Formula 1 teams Ferrari and Alfa Romeo Racing. He finished the Formula 2 season in twelfth place overall.
Mick Schumacher becomes Formula 2 champion
- 2020: Mick wins the championship in Formula 2.
Schumacher finished 20 of the 24 races in the points and landed ten times on the podium, including two main race wins in Monza and Sotchi. With 215 to 201 points against Callum Ilott, he finally wins the championship.
- 2020: In December it is announced that Schumacher will start in Formula 1 for Haas in 2021.
Under the legendary abbreviation “MSC”, Mick Schumacher will now be at the start at the side of team-mate Nikita Mazepin with the starting number 47.
- 2021: Mick Schumacher makes his Formula 1 debut on March 26th during the free practice sessions in Sakhir at the Bahrain GP.
Mick Schumacher: Salary in Formula 1
The exact salary of Mick Schumacher in his first season in Formula 1 is not known. As a rule, according to the image, the newcomers to the premier class of motorsport get between 500,000 euros and one million euros.
Mick Schumacher receives his salary from two racing teams. On the one hand from the team that will start in the 2021 season: Team Haas. On the other hand, from his regular team, with which he is in the junior program: Ferrari. In addition, his salary can probably be increased by success-related bonuses.
Formula 1: The field of drivers in 2021
| team | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Sergio Perez |
| McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo | Lando Norris |
| Aston Martin | Sebastian Vettel | Lance Stroll |
| Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Esteban Ocon |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz |
| AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda |
| Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen | Antonio Giovinazzi |
| Haas | Mick Schumacher | Nikita Mazepin |
| Williams | George Russell | Nicholas Latifi |
See Formula 1 live on TV and live stream
So you can follow Mick Schumacher live this season: After 30 years, RTL no longer has an exclusive partnership. Due to an agreement with the pay-TV broadcaster Sky, which shows all sessions and races live on the newly founded channel Sky Sport F1 in Germany, the Cologne-based private broadcaster is allowed to broadcast four races:
- April 18th: Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna in Imola
- May 9th: Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona
- September 12th: Italian Grand Prix in Monza
- November 7th: Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo
In addition to exclusive live reports on TV, Sky also offers its customers a live stream that you can access via SkyGo. Non-subscribers have the option of booking the sports package with the paid SkyTicket (currently at 17.50 euros).
Alternatively, you can watch the Formula 1 season 2021 live on the Austrian broadcasters ORF and ServusTV. They each have twelve races in their program, while the Spielberg Grand Prix can be followed on both channels.
ServusTV can be received in Germany with both cable and satellite connections. ORF, however, only in places near the border to our neighboring country. However, the Austrian broadcasting service can be called up in the live stream, to which you can establish a connection via VPN.
The in-house streaming channel of Formula 1, F1TV, offers another option. However, the streaming provider is also chargeable.
Formula 1: Follow the 2021 season in the live ticker
You can also follow all trainings, qualifying sessions and races on SPOX. We offer a detailed live ticker for all sessions.
Click here for the live ticker calendar.
Formula 1: The racing calendar at a glance
The season should actually have started in Australia, but had to be postponed due to the corona pandemic. Mick Schumacher and Co. are not allowed to compete in Melbourne until November – all dates at a glance:
| date | Time (CET) | Grand Prix | route |
| March 28 | 5 p.m. | Bahrain | Bahrain International Circuit (Sakir) |
| 18. April | 15 Uhr | Emilia Romagna | Autodrome Enzo and Dino Ferrari (Imola) |
| 2. May | 16 Uhr | Portugal | Algarve International Autodrome (Portimao) |
| May 9 | 15 o’clock | Spain | Circuit de Bracelona-Catalunya (Barcelona) |
| 23. May | 15 Uhr | monaco | Monaco Circuit (Monte-Carlo) |
| June 6 | 14 o’clock | Azerbaijan | Baku City Circuit (Baku) |
| June 13 | 8 p.m. | Canada | Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve (Montreal) |
| June 27 | 15 o’clock | France | Paul Ricard Circuit (Le Castellet) |
| July 4th | 3pm | Austria | Red Bull Ring (Spielberg) |
| July 18th | 4 p.m. | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit (Silverstone) |
| August 1st | 3pm | Hungary | Hungaroring (Budapest) |
| August 29 | 15 o’clock | Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Spa) |
| 5th September | 3pm | Netherlands | Circuit Park Zandvoort (Zandvoort) |
| 12. September | 15 Uhr | Italien | Monza National Circuit (Monza) |
| September 26th | 14 o’clock | Russia | Sochi Autodrome (Sochi) |
| October 3 | 14 o’clock | Singapore | Marina Bay Street Circuit (Singapore) |
| October 10th | 7 o’clock | Japan | Suzuka Inernational Racing Course (Suzuka) |
| October 24th | 21 o’clock | USA | Circuit of The Americans (Austin) |
| October 31 | 8 p.m. | Mexico | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Mexico City) |
| November 7th | 6 p.m. | Brazil | Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Sao Paulo) |
| November 21st | 7 p.m. | Australia | Albert Park Circuit (Melbourne) |
| December 5th | 17 o’clock | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah Street Circuit (Jeddah) |
| 12th of December | 14 o’clock | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit (Abu Dhabi) |
