“Mick isn’t special, he just would have been good”
Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles says Mick Schumacher “isn’t special” enough to have been chosen over Franco Colapinto to replace ousted Logan Sargeant.
Its decision not pick former Haas driver Schumacher - who currently races with Alpine in the World Endurance Championship - came under fire from some corners, most notably from Ralf Schumacher. “And then it’s a tough choice, it really is. Mick has improved a lot from where he was with Haas, there’s no doubt about it, he’s a competent driver that I know he had his time, but he has done incredible work with Alpine, with Mercedes, and with McLaren in the meantime, and all advocates will speak with you and tell you where he’s adapted and where he’s changed.
“Both will fall into a category of good, not special, I think we have to be straightforward about this, Mick isn’t special, he just would have been good, I think he would have come with a lot more experience than Franco does, but here’s what I and Williams believe in, and the core values. “Franco’s ahead in the F2 championship of Antonelli, he’s ahead of and starting to be close, and it was good to see his progression, and if that progression continued I think we would have seen a driver in a very strong place this year, and it didn’t feel like the right point to sever ties as a result of it.
“He absolutely never from a human perspective gave me anything other than 100% of what he’s able to do, but the realisation of where he is on his limits now is very clear, it’s clear to everyone, and more so than that, the relationship can only become more and more difficult across the last nine races towards the end of the year because he knows what his future holds, which is not to be in F1 anymore.
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