12/08/2025 19:10
1997 F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has urged Cadillac not to sign
Mick Schumacher, insisting there is "no reason" to pick the German
driver. Schumacher is one of a number of drivers reportedly being
considered by F1's newest team, who will officially enter the sport
from next year when the new power unit regulations are introduced.
For its first two seasons, Cadillac will be a Ferrari customer
outfit, before becoming a factory team and produce its own power
unit. For much of the year, the American squad has insisted it
wants an experienced driver pairing; however, several unexperienced
drivers are being considered. Schumacher is one of those, with the
son of Michael Schumacher having not raced in F1 since 2022. The
26-year-old competed for Haas in 2021 and 2022, a period in which
he only scored points on two occasions. Mistakes were made on a
regular basis, costing Haas significant money due to the size of
some of his crashes. Nico Hulkenberg, ultimately, replaced him for
2023. Since then, he spent a year as Mercedes' reserve driver, but
has raced for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship. In
Villeneuve's eyes, Schumacher should be avoided. "Mick Schumacher
had a hard time when he was at Haas. He's not an experienced driver
either. There's no reason to go for him," Villeneuve told
Vision4Sport . Whilst Villeneuve views Schumacher as the wrong
option, he believes Cadillac should sign current Mercedes reserve
Valtteri Bottas. The 10-time F1 race winner is eager to return to
the grid, with Villeneuve believing his experience with Mercedes
could be pivotal to Cadillac. "Bottas has a lot of experience and
he's shown that he can win races," Villeneuve said. "And he's been
with an amazing team in Mercedes. So that's good attributes to
have. It's hard to judge his Sauber years. I don't think there was
any hunger there."
