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Former Ferrari boss plays down Schumacher hype

A former Ferrari team boss has dismissed the hype surrounding Mick Schumacher. The top member of Ferrari's development academy, Formula 2 driver Schumacher tested both the Ferrari and the Alfa Romeo last week in Bahrain to great fanfare. But Cesare Fiorio, who ran Ferrari in the late 80s and early 90s, is not impressed with the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher. 'In Formula 2 he's driving a very competitive car, but he took an eighth and a sixth place' in Bahrain, he told tuttomotoriweb.com. 'In F1 testing he was second, but with a set of tyres two steps softer than Verstappen, who was faster than him,' Fiorio added. 'By now, Mick Schumacher doesn't look competitive to me, but anyway...
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