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Mick Schumacher is to make his full-time racing return with a hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship in 2024.
Mick Schumacher, the 2020 Formula 2 champion, has signed with Alpine’s World Endurance Championship hypercar programme for his first full-time drive since losing his Formula 1 seat. After not being retained by Haas for the 2023 season, Schumacher joined Mercedes as a test and reserve driver. Although he tested the W14 during Pirelli tyre tests, he was unable to secure a seat for the 2024 Grand Prix season, leading him to join the WEC. Schumacher will be part of the Alpine team alongside Nicolas Lapierre, Ferdinand Habsburg, Paul-Loup Chatin, Mathieu Vaxivere, and Charles Milesi. While Habsburg, Chatin, and Schumacher are newcomers to the team, Lapierre, Vaxivere, and Milesi have prior experience with Alpine. Schumacher will also continue his reserve duties with Mercedes during breaks between WEC rounds.
