Mick Schumacher to step into Ferrari F2004 in Germany

PREMA Racing’s Mick Schumacher will step behind the wheel of the famed Ferrari F2004 at the German Grand Prix, the machine in which his father Michael seized his seventh, and final, Formula 1 World Championship title in 2004.

The 20-year-old will climb into the historic Ferrari on Saturday, July 27, prior to F1 Qualifying, and on Sunday, July 27 ahead of the drivers’ parade. Schumacher has previously raced at the famous track in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, achieving two second place finishes, ahead of clinching the 2018 title.

In front of a home crowd at the Hockenheim ring, where his father famously won four times, Mick will have the opportunity to take the car around the track and revel in the passionate German support.

On the opportunity, the Ferrari junior said: "I think it's mega driving this car in Hockenheim. The last time I was on this track was when I celebrated my Formula 3 championship title, and now I'll be able to drive one of the strongest cars in Formula 1 history there - a big grin creeps into my face. All motorsport crazy people can look forward to a very special and wonderfully loud moment."

Formula 1 Managing Director Ross Brawn added: “It will be an emotional moment seeing Mick at the wheel of a car linked to so many great memories. The F2004 was a fantastic car, which took 15 wins and both championship titles in a season that can be seen as the culmination of a golden period, which was the result of all the hard work from an amazing group of people and Michael Schumacher, a supremely talented driver. I’m sure that all the fans at Hockenheim will be pleased to see it roaring around the track again, especially with Mick in the cockpit. One of the requests we get most often from fans is to see the cars that wrote F1 history back on track, so this demonstration run at Hockenheim will be truly unmissable.”