{"id":169823,"date":"2025-06-09T08:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T08:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/169823\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T08:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T08:49:08","slug":"mick-schumacher-has-been-lobbying-hard-for-cadillac-f1-2026-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/169823\/","title":{"rendered":"Mick Schumacher has been \u2018lobbying hard\u2019 for Cadillac F1 2026 seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mick Schumacher has been \u201clobbying hard\u201d to seal an F1 return with the new Cadillac team, it has been claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The son of legendary seven-time world champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1\/racer\/28\/michael-schumacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael<\/a> has been seeking a way back onto the F1 grid after losing his seat at Haas at the end of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1\/racer\/950691\/mick-schumacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schumacher <\/a>spent the following two years as Mercedes\u2019 reserve driver before joining Alpine\u2019s World Endurance Championship squad.<\/p>\n<p>Cadillac\u2019s arrival as the 11th team has opened up two more spots on the grid and given Schumacher renewed hope of returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to F1.com, Schumacher has been \u201clobbying hard to find a way into the Cadillac family for 2026\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>F1.com names Schumacher among the list of drivers under consideration at Cadillac, albeit a driver who is \u201cfurther down the pecking order\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced options Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas are understood to be the frontrunners, with the likes of Schumacher, Zhou Guanyu and Felipe Drugovich also believed to be on the list of potential candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Schumacher scored 12 points across 44 races for American outfit Haas between the 2021 and 2022 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Both the German\u2019s points finishes came in back-to-back races in Great Britain and Austria in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Schumacher\u2019s best F1 result is sixth place, which he achieved at the Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have Cadillac changed plans?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cadillac originally held a desire to field an American driver alongside a more experienced grand prix driver, though this scenario is reportedly \u201cbecoming less likely for next year\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Experience is now viewed as being \u201ckey\u201d for Cadillac who will be led by team principal Graeme Lowdon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s why Perez and Bottas are under such serious consideration at Cadillac and are the frontrunners \u2013 but is also why there are a few others still in the mix,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/f1.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">f1.com<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p>The report concludes that Cadillac are not in a rush to sign drivers but are keen to have at least one driver signed \u201cbefore the end of the summer\u201d to help with car development.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, talks with drivers are expected to \u201caccelerate in the coming weeks as they zero in on their debut line-up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mick Schumacher has been \u201clobbying hard\u201d to seal an F1 return with the new Cadillac team, it 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