Mick Schumacher has been back behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car as part of a wet weather tyre test for Pirelli, though his running was curtailed after conditions ultimately proved too difficult to continue in.
Schumacher – who has acted as a reserve driver for Mercedes since losing his seat on the grid with Haas after the 2022 season – participated in the testing session held at the Magny-Cours circuit in France on Tuesday as part of development work on next year’s tyres.
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While the day was intended to be focused on wet weather tyre testing, there was actually too much rain for the test to be able to proceed – as such, Schumacher managed just 29 laps in the W15, with a fastest time of 1m 39.172s.
Testing continued on Wednesday, this time with George Russell at the wheel, and while there was further rainfall amid cool conditions, the work that had not been able to be carried out on the first day was completed.
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