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‘Political reasons' behind Schumacher rejection – Tost

Jun.12 Franz Tost admits 'political reasons' were behind Mick Schumacher's failed candidature to race for Alpha Tauri in 2023. Haas refugee Schumacher, 24, kept his Formula 1 dream alive for this year with a Mercedes reserve seat, but Alpha Tauri boss Tost admits he wanted Mick to replace the departing Pierre Gasly. 'Until Monza it was completely unclear who would be our next driver,' Tost, who will hand over his role to Laurent Mekies for 2024, told formel1.de. 'And then, logically, I thought of Mick Schumacher,' said the Austrian, who has close historical ties with Mick's uncle Ralf Schumacher. 'It was clear that Schumacher did not have a seat for 2023, so when I saw that we would have...
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