Mick Schumacher accomplished a day of testing with Ferrari at Italian circuit Fiorano forward of his rookie Components One season.

Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael, is a part of the Ferrari driver academy and can race for American crew Haas this season. Ferrari has booked out its Fiorano race monitor for every week of testing with its 2018 automotive, the SF71H.

On Thursday afternoon, Schumacher accomplished over 50 laps within the automotive.

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After the take a look at, Schumacher mentioned: “We managed to get by way of the complete programme that we had scheduled with none downside and it was clearly very helpful to have the ability to get by way of a lot mileage on the wheel of a Components 1 automotive in view of the approaching season that will likely be beginning in a couple of month and a half with the pre-season testing.

“The SF71H is a automotive from 2018, however its behaviour on the monitor and the sentiments that it offers to the motive force are very related, each when it comes to the way it behaves on the monitor and bodily stress to a present automotive.

“That makes it a wonderful base in relation to preparation for the brand new season.”

The German driver gained final yr’s Components 2 championship. He has joined Haas’ all-rookie lineup with Russia’s Nikita Mazepin.

Schumacher took over from new Ferrari signing Carlos Sainz on Thursday afternoon. Sainz had accomplished a day and a half of testing, having taken over from new teammate Charles Leclerc, who drove on Tuesday.

Friday will conclude the take a look at, with Schumacher driving within the morning earlier than handing over to Ferrari take a look at driver Callum Ilott on Friday afternoon.

The official F1 pre-season exams will happen in Bahrain between March 12-14, down from six days final yr.

The opening race of the season is the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28.