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Mick Schumacher will return to racing in the World Endurance Championship next year with Alpine but is not giving up hope of a return to Formula 1 in the future.
Mick Schumacher has acknowledged that Alpine’s connection to Formula 1 played a role in his decision to join its World Endurance Championship team. Despite being a reserve driver for Mercedes in F1 this year, Schumacher will return to racing in WEC next season while maintaining his ties with Mercedes. He intends to secure a full-time F1 seat in the future. Schumacher, who previously drove for Haas, stated that Alpine’s presence in both F1 and the Hypercar program was an attractive aspect of the deal. He believes that strong performances in sportscar racing can still help him make a comeback to the F1 grid.
