Indycar Test: Mick Schumacher’s First Taste at IMS
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* Mick Schumacher tested an NTT INDYCAR SERIES car fielded by Rahal letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
* The test was described as a potential trial run for Schumacher’s future in the series.
* Schumacher is 26 years old and a former Formula 1 driver.
* He hasn’t had many single-seater racing opportunities in Europe since his last F1 race in 2022. He’s been a reserve driver and raced in sports cars (WEC).
* He’s been speaking with INDYCAR drivers (Sebastien Bourdais, Mike conway, James Hinchcliffe) and believes INDYCAR is the closest he can get to racing single-seaters currently.
* Schumacher has 43 F1 starts between 2021 and 2022.
* He won the formula 2 championship in 2020.
* He appreciates the 17-race INDYCAR SERIES schedule and the passion for motorsports he observed at the indianapolis 500.
* He likes the emphasis on the driver as a key force within the team in INDYCAR.
* RLL fielded cars for Graham Rahal, Devlin DeFrancesco, and Louis Foster in the current season.
* Schumacher needs to decide if he wants to pursue INDYCAR for 2026; the decision rests largely with him at this stage.
* He has no current plans to test on an oval track.
* His initial impression after the test was positive: “So far, so good.”
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