Schumacher was dropped by Haas for F1 2023 as they 🔯favoured Hulkenberg for his consistency and experience.

Schumacher’s run of high-profile shunts ultimately cost him his seat, forcing him to loo🙈k elsewhere. 

Unable to find a drive for 2023, Schumacher joined Mercedes as their reserve and test driver - a role held by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nyck de Vries in 2022, who is now at AlphaTauri.

Before making his co🎉meback for this year, Hulkenberg spent several seasons on the sidelines himself as Racing Point/Aston Martin’s reserv꧙e driver.

Hulkenberg thinks Schumacher’s time away from the pressure cookerꦦ that is F1 will be beneficial.

“Just keep at it. It’s a chance for him to have more t🍌ime because he’s not in the seat and doesn’t have the pre🍌ssure to perform at the moment,” Hulkenberg told Sport Bild.

“He will be able to learn a lot at 𓃲Mercedes from one of the best drivers ever [Lewis Hamilton]. That's valuable experience he can gain there and use for himself.”

Reflecting on his own t⛄ime away from t♔he sport, Hulkenberg explained how it’s made him more “motivated”.

“After 2019, it w🅺as a conscious decision to leave F1, knowing that ther𒅌e might not be a way back,” he added.

“From𒊎 the middle of the year, I wasn’t i🥀n the best shape mentally at the time. The break gave me a good distance and reset.

“Of course it was different to follow F1 from a distance. But the time also did me good. It was necessary for me and is certainly the reason why I’m ve🐓ry settled, motivated, fresh and ready to attack here now.”