Mick Schumacher admits he had been “looking forward” to making his Formula 1 debut in Australia. It means 21-year-old Schumacher’s first grand prix with Haas will now be in Bahrain. “Of course I was looking forward to starting in Australia,” the son of seven time world champion Michael Schumacher said. “But now we have a little more time for preparation, and I will start the season perfectly prepared,” he told DPA news agency. Indeed, Schumacher said the calendar changes make little difference to the drivers. “The Schumacher name is a legend in Formula 1,” he told motorsport-total.com. “It is a great honour for us to have Michael Schumacher’s son in our team.

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