The advice for Ferrari's in-waiting F1 star from his predecessor

Two of Ferrari's Formula 1 juniors ended up fighting for the 2020 Formula 2 title. One has a deal with Haas for 2021 while the other faces a year on the sidelines. But that didn't work out badly for the last driver Ferrari brought through, as he explains

Alex Kalinauckas Jan 7, 2021, 12:59 PM

Ferrari had an embarrassment of riches in the 2020 Formula 2 season. It had five of its junior drivers placed on the final step of the single-seater ladder - where three finished in the top four championship places and two ultimately fought for the title.
Only one will race in Formula 1 in 2021, but he will not be alone in representing the Scuderia's young driver interests on the grand prix scene.

As Mick Schumacher prepares to make his debut in the upcoming campaign - wherever and whenever that is set to begin - he will join Antonio Giovinazzi in being on Ferrari's books (although it should be noted there is a difference between contracts with the F1 team and the driver academy), while racing for another F1 squad. Both will be running Ferrari power at Haas and Alfa Romeo respectively.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.