Toto Wolff says Mick Schumacher's F1 simulator feedback gives Mercedes a “super advantage”

Toto Wolff says Mick Schumacher’s simulator feedback is a “super advantage” for Mercedes in their ongoing F1 fightback. 
Wolff: Schumacher feedback gives Mercedes a “super advantage” 

Schumacher, who took up a Mercedes reserve driver role after losing his Haas race seat at the end of 2022, has been praised by168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell for the role he played 🌞iไn helping the team turn around their Spanish Grand Prix weekend. 

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The son of legendary seven-time world champion Michael has been lauded by Mercedes boss Wolff, who has claimed rival F1 teams are 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:“missing out” by not employing Schumacher. 

“It’s great to have a mature, successful and experienced Formula 1 driver supporting us in the sim and with his feedback, that is of tremendous advantaꦆge,” Wolff said. 

“On some of the European grands prix, having him in the si♐m overnight and providing da♋ta for the Saturday is a super advantage for us.”

Wolff: Schumacher feedback gives Mercedes a “super advantage” 

And Wolff is confident 24-year-old Schumacher would be a capable backꦺ-up for Hamilton or Russell if one of Mercedes’ regular drivers were ruled out of a rac✃e. 

“The other side is that if one of George [Russell] or Lewis were to have to have fish poisoning – well, Lewis can’t have fish poisoning, it would be avocado poisoning – then we know we have a super guy that will drive the c♏ar and drive the car well,” he added. 

“And as much as I like the situation for the benefit of the team, I would prefer every day of the week that Mick sits in the cockඣpit and actually races.”

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