Surer: Mick will become ‘good driver’, maybe champion

Mick Schumacher will in time become a “good driver” but Marc Surer doubts a World title awaits Michael Schumacher’s son.

But, he adds, one can never say never.

Last time out at the Miami Grand Prix, Schumacher broke into the top-ten, not in the points but on the list of drivers to have made the most starts without scoring a single point.

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The Haas driver is up to 26 starts without a point although he is still a long way off Luca Badoer’s record of 50.

“He will be a good driver. I would doubt whether he will become World Champion – but I wouldn’t rule it out,” Surer, a former driver turned pundit, told Motorsport-total.com.

Not the result we were hoping for, but we’ll keep fighting #MSC47 pic.twitter.com/ahpQ4wCIqf

— Mick Schumacher (@SchumacherMick) May 9, 2022

Adding insult to injury, Schumacher joined that top-ten list in Miami when he crashed out of a points-scoring position.

The German had been running inside the top-ten when he hit Sebastian Vettel as he tried to retake the position that the Aston Martin had just taken off him.

Had Schumacher stayed behind Vettel, he still would have scored.

“The main mistake was Mick’s,” said Surer. “He was rattled there.

“Vettel was in front and has to give in at some point. He can’t continue straight just because Mick might be half off.”

The Swiss commentator, though, says