Mick Schumacher looks set to be signed up as Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) with Formula 1 testing on the cards, for the son of the great Michael Schumacher, as early as April.
Schumacher junior, the reigning European Formula 3 champion, will tackle Formula 2 next season and should the reports of him joining the FDA be true, word is he will also test for the Scuderia at the Young Driver test after the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Although a contract has yet to be signed, Motorsport (Italia) website report that Schumacher will join the Academy at Maranello: "His confirmation into the Ferrari Driver Academy is close to being made official and Mick has all the credentials to fill the role of test driver. The fact that he already has a Formula 1 super-license will also play in his favour."
"A day of testing in Bahrain or Barcelona, by all accounts the latter, would be an ideal opportunity for Ferrari engineers to evaluate the German," added the report.
The Schumacher legacy at the pinnacle of the sport looks set to continue with the son carrying the torch, stepping out for the Scuderia 13 years since his father climbed out of a red F1 cockpit for the last time, having led them to five consecutive world titles.
Apart from the obvious sentimental and marketing value, 19-year-old Schumacher ticks all the boxes and would follow the path of Charles Leclerc and Antonio Giovinazzi should he be able to keep the upward momentum of form in the wake of his title-winning F3 season.
That would mean a seat for young Schumacher with Sauber, if not in 2020 almost certainly in 2021 when Kimi Raikkonen will have retired, while we will know how good Leclerc and Giovinazzi really are.
Other contenders for the FDA include Marcus Armstrong, Callum Ilott, Giuliamo Alesi, Enzo Fittipaldi, Guan Yu Zhou and Antonio Fuoco.
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