Mick Schumacher ‘on shortlist' for shock F1 return in 2026
Mick Schumacher is reportedly on Cadillac 's shortlist for an F1 seat next year as he targets a shock return to the sport.
The 26-year-old, son of seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher, has not raced in F1 since being axed in 2022 after two seasons with Haas.
Schumacher was a reserve driver for Mercedes in 2023 and 2024 but did not feature at all on a race weekend, leaving the team at the end of last season. Now, he is racing for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship.
Yet Schumacher's presence in the F1 paddock at the Miami Grand Prix over the weekend – where F1's soon-to-be 11th team Cadillac held their launch event – has raised speculation about a return.
German publication BILD report that Schumacher is on the shortlist for one of the two seats yet to be filled at the American-owned team in 2026.
Schumacher also reportedly attended Cadillac's official launch event and liked one of the team's social media posts.
Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas are also rumoured to be on that shortlist, alongside the likes of Zhou Guanyu and Colton Herta.
Cadillac team principal Graeme Lowdon – who also acts as Zhou's manager – spoke about his search for two drivers while speaking to the media in Miami.
"We've got a fairly good idea [on drivers], and we've narrowed it down quite a bit," Lowdon told Sky Sports F1.
"We were effectively kept out of the last round of driver discussions because we didn't have an entry and were in a slightly unusual position.
"But it also means there is a lot less competitive tension and we can take a little bit of time.
"Obviously, the number one priority for us is to have something for the driver to drive, and that is where a lot of the management bandwidth is.'
Schumacher, who has always acknowledged that a return to F1 remains his dream, finished third as part of a three-man Alpine team at the 6 Hours of Imola event last month and is set to compete at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans event next month.
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