Wolff open to signing Mick after 'Schumacher family belongs to Mercedes' comments?

Toto Wolff has hinted that Mick Schumacher could drive for Mercedes in the future, saying the "Schumacher family belongs to Mercedes".

Schumacher's days at Haas are done as the team informed the German of its decision to replace him with Nico Hulkenberg during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend.

Haas announced the decision on Friday, with team boss Guenther Steiner ironing out the finer details of a contract with Hulkenberg before they put pen to paper this week.

It leaves Schumacher with almost no options for a 2023 Formula 1 race seat as Williams is the only team with an open seat, and that has Logan Sargeant's name pencilled in depending on him bagging the necessary super licence points in the F2 finale.

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Schumacher to Mercedes?

With the 23-year-old most likely having to settle for a reserve driver role, it has been suggested by Auto Motor und Sport that he's up against Daniel Ricciardo for the Mercedes reserve spot.

The McLaren driver is said to be the team's 'first choice', but if he opts to return to Red Bull, then they want Schumacher.

Wolff was asked about the rumours, telling RTL: "I make no secret of the fact that the Schumacher family belongs to Mercedes and that we value Mick very much."

The Mercedes motorsport boss, though, acknowledges that the priority needs to be getting Schumacher into a race seat.

"But first of all," he continued, "it should be about Mick getting a regular cockpit."

The Mercedes option would open more doors for Schumacher for a 2024 return as the Brackley squad shares their reserve drivers with the other Mercedes-powered teams.

That meant Nyck de Vries took part in Friday practice outings with Aston Martin, Williams