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Mick Schumacher was handed his first monitor day with McLaren at Portimao on Wednesday, a scheduled outing that was a part of the crew’s reserve driver preparations with Mercedes.
Schumacher – who was left and not using a seat on the finish of final season following the Haas’ crew’s resolution to not lengthen the German driver’s contract – is the Brackley squad’s official substitute this yr for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
Nevertheless, as a Mercedes buyer crew, McLaren has entry to Schumacher whereas it additionally has present IndyCar championship chief Alex Palou on its books as a possible reserve.
On Wednesday in Portugal, Schumacher was on the wheel of a 2021-spec McLaren MCL35M.
In a submit on social media, McLaren stated the check at Portimao was additionally a chance for the crew’s mechanic and engineering apprentices and interns to achieve “useful expertise working in a trackside setting”.
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Schumacher can be within the UK on Thursday to arrange with Mercedes for subsequent weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
A European races, Mercedes depends on the 24-year-old to assist with set-up work within the outfit’s simulator in Brackley on Friday evenings after the crew’s opening day of operating at a venue to assist fine-tune the automobile for Hamilton and Russell.
In Barcelona final month, each Mercedes drivers praised Schumacher for his contribution and floor work on race weekends.
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