Mick Schumacher will race for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) next season after a year on the sidelines in Formula One, the German driver and Renault-owned brand said on Wednesday.
Alpine will enter two A424 Hypercars with the son of seven- time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher joining French drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Charles Milesi and Paul-Loup Chatin and Austrian Ferdinand Habsburg.
Schumacher, who raced for Haas in Formula One in 2021 and 2022 and spent this year as reserve for Mercedes, will make his debut in the championship.
“A new chapter is beginning for me with Alpine,” said the 24-year-old.
“I've grown up with single-seaters so driving a car with a closed cockpit and covered wheels is a great opportunity to hone my driving skills.
“I missed racing this year. It's what I've loved to do since I was a child and it was sometimes difficult to watch the other drivers take to the track.”
Alpine said the crew line-up for the two cars would be announced on February 7.
The season, whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, starts in Qatar in March.
Williams are the only team in Formula One still with a potential vacancy for 2024.
Mick Schumacher to race for Alpine in World Endurance Championship
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Mick Schumacher will race for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) next season after a year on the sidelines in Formula One, the German driver and Renault-owned brand said on Wednesday.
Alpine will enter two A424 Hypercars with the son of seven- time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher joining French drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Charles Milesi and Paul-Loup Chatin and Austrian Ferdinand Habsburg.
Schumacher, who raced for Haas in Formula One in 2021 and 2022 and spent this year as reserve for Mercedes, will make his debut in the championship.
“A new chapter is beginning for me with Alpine,” said the 24-year-old.
“I've grown up with single-seaters so driving a car with a closed cockpit and covered wheels is a great opportunity to hone my driving skills.
“I missed racing this year. It's what I've loved to do since I was a child and it was sometimes difficult to watch the other drivers take to the track.”
Alpine said the crew line-up for the two cars would be announced on February 7.
The season, whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, starts in Qatar in March.
Williams are the only team in Formula One still with a potential vacancy for 2024.
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