Mick Schumacher to partner Sebastian Vettel at ROC Mexico

The 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Champion Mick Schumacher will make his debut at Race Of Champions on January 19-20, 2019 at the Foro Sol, the iconic amphitheater on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

The 19-year-old Schumacher will also partner Sebastian Vettel for Team Germany in the ROC Nations Cup, succeeding his father Michael who scored six consecutive ROC Nations Cup victories together with Vettel between 2007 and 2012.  Unfortunately, Michael Schumacher suffered a serious head injury in 2013 and he never raced again.

Now Mick will bring the Schumacher family name back on the ROC track. As one of the trustees of Keep Fighting Foundation inspired by Michael Schumacher he will also help raise awareness of the initiative of Michael’s family wishing to continue his charitable work.

Mick Schumacher will come to ROC Mexico as European Formula 3 champion

Mick Schumacher said: “I am overwhelmed that I’ve been invited to participate in the Race Of Champions as the champion of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. And I’m even more overwhelmed that I’m going to form Team Germany with Sebastian Vettel. It’s going to be tough because Sebastian is a big player in the Race Of Champions and of course I want to be a worthy team-mate for him!

“I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to the Race Of Champions weekend, especially as it will be held in Mexico where this year’s F1 World Championship was decided and everyone has seen how much Mexican fans can party in the spectacular Foro Sol. Now the ROC weekend will be just as spectacular for me. Such a debut at such an event is simply sensational.

“I’m honoured to enter this competition which my father always loved and in which he set the bar very high together with Sebastian. There are so many renowned drivers in action and I’m looking forward to competing against them and getting to know them betterI’m looking forward to the fun we’ll all have together and which we’ll offer for the spectators in Mexico. But of course I’ll do everything to get far in the individual event and to win the ROC Nations Cup trophy with Sebastian for Team Germany!”

Mick Schumacher will bring Schumacher family name back to the Race of Champions

ROC President Fredrik Johnsson added: “We can’t begin to express how thrilled we are that Mick will be racing at January’s ROC Mexico. His father Michael has been a friend of the Race Of Champions for many years, and of course his contribution both on and off the track has been immense. We continue to wish him well in his recovery, and I can’t think of a finer legacy than to have Mick racing with us for the first time.

“Of course Mick is here entirely on merit, having shown the world what he can do all season en route to the FIA F3 European Championship. Now we are excited to see what he can do in the identical supercars at ROC Mexico. When Mick lines up with Sebastian Vettel for Team Germany in Saturday’s ROC Nations Cup, it is sure to be an emotional moment for everyone involved. Imagine the roar from the crowd if they can find a way to lift the trophy.”

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