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Michael may have kept Mick on F1 grid – brother

Mar.16 The involvement of Mick Schumacher's famous father may have kept the ousted young German on the Formula 1 grid. That is the view of Ralf Schumacher – Mick's uncle and a former F1 driver. Recently, former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said he thought new Mercedes reserve Schumacher, 23, may not have lost his race seat if not for father Michael's long-term brain injuries. 'With Michael at his side as a consultant, Mick would be a regular driver in the cockpit of a good team,' Ecclestone, 92, told Sport Bild. 'He would have shown him the right way in terms of driving, but also politically.' Michael's brother Ralf, who was an outspoken critic of Mick's Haas boss Gunther Steiner...
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