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Mick Schumacher should not be thinking of jumping into a Ferrari race seat on a permanent basis any time soon, says Franz Tost.

Sharing Ferrari reserve driver duties this year with Antonio Giovinazzi, Schumacher’s main job is, of course, racing for one of the Scuderia’s customer teams, Haas.

After a first season in which he was continually racing at the back in an uncompetitive car, sometimes with only his now former team-mate Nikita Mazepin for company, the German is finding himself in the thick of the midfield battle this year with the much-improved VF-22.

Still seeking his first F1 points, the aim for the 2020 Formula 2 champion and Ferrari Academy driver is to progress sufficiently to eventually be given a race seat by the team for whom his father, Michael, spearheaded a golden era two decades ago.

Of course, given how strongly Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have started this term with the all-new F1-75, it will not be easy to dislodge either of them.

Tost, the AlphaTauri team principal, was something of a mentor to Michael Schumacher and his brother Ralf in the early stages of their careers.

The 66-year-old Austrian is urging Mick to be patient – and to focus on getting the better of his Haas team-mate Kevin Magnussen before he starts thinking about a promotion to Ferrari.

“He has to drive