Mick Schumacher has been again behind the wheel of a Components 1 automotive as a part of a moist climate tyre take a look at for Pirelli, although his working was curtailed after circumstances in the end proved too troublesome to proceed in.
Schumacher – who has acted as a reserve driver for Mercedes since dropping his seat on the grid with Haas after the 2022 season – participated within the testing session held on the Magny-Cours circuit in France on Tuesday as a part of improvement work on subsequent yr’s tyres.
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Whereas the day was supposed to be centered on moist climate tyre testing, there was really an excessive amount of rain for the take a look at to have the ability to proceed – as such, Schumacher managed simply 29 laps within the W15, with a quickest time of 1m 39.172s.
Testing continued on Wednesday, this time with George Russell on the wheel, and whereas there was additional rainfall amid cool circumstances, the work that had not been capable of be carried out on the primary day was accomplished.