Day 2 of #F1Testing in Bahrain...
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Seb's top of the shop at lunchtime #F1 pic.twitter.com/LRE0wS6GDE
After making his F1 testing debut for Scuderia Ferrari on Tuesday, Mick is at the wheel for Alfa Romeo racing today
Day 2 under way!
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After making his #F1Testing debut for @ScuderiaFerrari on Tuesday, @SchumacherMick is at the wheel for @alfaromeoracing today pic.twitter.com/eL95OVUQr5
The 20-year-old German, who this season has competed in F2, is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy.
He got behind the wheel of the Ferrari SF90 on Tuesday at the two-day in-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit. Today he will test the Alfa Romeo Racing car.
Other drivers taking part on day one of the in-season test included world champion Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. However, all eyes were on Schumacher junior.
The BBC’s Andrew Benson said a story came “full circle” as Mick Schumacher stepped into the Ferrari cockpit - 12 years and four months after his father Michael vacated one for the last time.
Having such a famous motorsport name means there are huge expectations on the youngster’s shoulders.
Mick’s father Michael won seven F1 titles, including five in succession for Ferrari from 2000 to 2004. Five years ago the F1 icon suffered serious brain injuries after a skiing accident on 29 December 2013. He has not been seen in public since.
Two days of testing in Bahrain are the first steps in a plan aimed at establishing whether the son of the most successful grand prix driver in history has the talent to follow his father’s footsteps into F1,” Benson wrote.