We wish a happy 20th birthday to Mick Schumacher today, one week before the young German takes his next step up the motorsport ladder when the FIA Formula 2 championship kicks off in Bahrain.
As the highest profile member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, Schumacher's destiny appears fixed and clear, with an entry into Formula 1 likely awaiting Mick in the next couple of years.
So far, it's been a straightforward and productive path which logically started in karting back in 2011, when Schumacher was a young racer with a famous father and a big dream.
However, for all the thunder produced by his name, Michael Schumacher's son has mainly relied on himself and an astute entourage to progress through the ranks, having been deprived of his dad's presence at his side by circumstances.
Mick's talent was perhaps inherited, but his character is his own.
