Even as Michael Schumacher is battling for life, his son, Mick, has decided to follow his father's footsteps, The evidence of racing being a deadly and dangerous profession is clear to him, but still he has decided to step in.
The scion considers the legacy of his father a blessing as well as a curse. "Blessing in the sense that his surname is already established in racing. A curse because he has to equal if not surpass his father's achievements."
One thing is for sure---Mick is taking his time perfecting his craft.
"I will not be rushed and will not only have an eye for the quick results, instead, I will be working on myself constantly and focused. Racing is an extremely complex sport, this makes it difficult and at the same time really fascinating," the 17-year-old said.
"Racing is what I dream of. Actually, racing is constantly on my mind. It's exhausting, it's difficult, it's challenging, it's complicated. It's simply awesome," he added.
Mick has already signed with the Prema Powerteam under the management of Sabine Kehm, who was also manager to his father. Mike will be part of the German ADAC Formula 4 and the Italian Formula 4 racing series, even as he is struggling to break through into the world of pro racing.
Meanwhile, even as Mick struggles to climb his way up, his father Michael is finding the battle for life a challenge following his skiing accident in December 2013. The seven-time world champion is managing to survive, but it is not certain how much time the 47-year-old athlete will take to recover----if he does come round that is.
"If you look at severe head injury victims who go on to make a good recovery - and I'm not saying all do - it will always be a story of years," said Hamlyn. "The first months are dominated by questions of survival. Gradually as the weeks and months go by those questions of survival turn into questions of the quality of survival."
