Willi𝕴ams’ team p🍸rincipal is James Vowles, Wolff’s long-time confidante at Mercedes.

Vowles is being told🐟𒈔 to drop one of his drivers mid-season in favour of Schumacher, according to .

S🍨argeant, the ro🅺okie from the United States, is described in the report as “shaky”.

His F1 career has not started well - he and Nyck de Vries are the only two drivers to remain wi🔯thout a point after five grands prix.

ꩵAlex Albon, Sargeant’s more experienced teammate, has just one point of his ꦍown though.

But Mercedes’ team principal Wolff is 🔯using his personal relationship with♎ Vowles to engineer a full-time comeback to the grid for Schumacher, the report says.

Schumacher was dropped by Haas last season ami🌃d criticism from their team p🔯rincipal Guenther Steiner.

This year Schumacher is Mercedes’ third driver, at the ⛄team where his legendary father Michael Schumacher ended his career.

But a full-time r🐠acing seat remains Schumacher’s goal and an opportunity a💝t Williams could open this summer.

Sargeant will have three more grands prix - Emilia-Romagna, Monaco and Spain - to “convi🌼nce” Williams before his role is “reevaluated”.

A potential opening at AlphaTauri⭕ for Schumacher, however, has been deni🤪ed.

Dﷺe Vries is also under pressure but Schumacher would not be considered as a replacement.

"He's a Mercedes driver and he's not in our plans,” Red Bull cons𓄧ultant Helmut Marko said.

“Accordingly, Toto Wolff is responsible for him.”