Ralf Schumacher has prompt Normal Motors and Cadillac choose an skilled F1 driver for his or her proposed entry.
Cadillac, backed by Normal Motors, have an settlement with F1 and the FIA to grow to be the eleventh workforce on the grid from 2026.
Consideration has swiftly turned to the 2 additional race seats accessible, and which drivers may profit.
Cadillac could be solely the second US workforce, after Haas, and may fancy an American presence of their cockpit.
“I am fairly positive that they may depend on American expertise,” ex-F1 driver Schumacher informed Sky Germany.
“Then again, to be honest, the IndyCar degree shouldn’t be the System 1 degree. We now have seen this throughout quite a few take a look at drives.
“However that does not imply that there’s some tremendous expertise slumbering there that nobody has but discovered.”
He was inevitably requested about his nephew Mick Schumacher.
“I assume that they may get a identified measurement to have a clue,” Ralf prompt.
“You begin from scratch with the whole lot and that will likely be rattling tough.
“That is why it’s important to have somebody who you recognize can do it and you may depend on him.”
Mick misplaced his Haas drive on the finish of 2022 and has did not earn a comeback to System 1 ever since.
He stays a Mercedes reserve driver however hope of a return in 2025, with both Sauber, Williams or Alpine, rapidly vanished.
Mick will likely be amongst numerous drivers intrigued by the addition of two additional race seats to the 2026 grid.
His uncle Ralf believes the brand new F1 challenge can finally make an affect.
“In fact, it can take some time, though Normal Motors is a big company and what they sort out will work in the long run,” Ralf mentioned.
“It can be crucial for System 1, as a result of it’s one other signal that such a world participant desires to enter System 1.
“System 1 continues to be on a development path now. That is unbelievable. Then we’ll have eleven groups and I am trying ahead to it as a result of there’s one other one and, above all, two locations for brand new, younger drivers.
“We all know how tough it’s with 20 automobiles. Now we’ve ten p.c extra at our disposal.”
