Schumacher ready to sub for either Ferrari driver, if necessary

Mick Schumacher says he would be ready to substitute for either Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz should circumstances prevent either Ferrari driver from taking part in a race weekend.

Schumacher is one of the Scuderia's two reserve drivers, the young German splitting the role with former Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi.

The Haas charger was questioned about the eventuality of Ferrari drafting in its junior in light of the recent positive Covid-19 tests that hit McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo and Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel.

The recent relaxation of Covid restrictions in most countries, while fully justified, appears to have heightened the risk of contracting the virus for many individuals, and members of the F1 community remain vulnerable.

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Schumacher says that he would be ready to swap teams if necessary and join the outfit with which his legendary father Michael Schumacher won five of his seven world titles.

"I'd be ready anytime," the Haas driver told the media. "I'm a racing driver, just like everybody else."

A chance for Schumacher to race for the Scuderia would represent a big break for the 23-year-old, not unlike the opportunity bestowed upon George Russell in Bahrain in 2020, when the young Briton replaced a Covid-stricken Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes and nearly won the Sakhir Grand Prix.

Furthermore, Schumacher believes a one-off with Ferrari would be helped by the similarities that exist between the Italian outfit's F1-75 and Haas' VF-22 cars.

"I think that our car is quite similar," added the German who has tested on multiple occasions with Ferrari at Fiorano.

"We have the same power unit, and we have some parts which are the same. I feel that this car [at Haas] is quite aligned with what is happening over there."

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