Mick Schumacher Adds a New Manager to his Side

Regardless of what the future holds, Mick Schumacher is putting the odds of racing in Formula 1 on his side, relying on the expert advice of Nicolas Todt to guide his career.

After his endorsement by Ferrari and his entry into the Scuderia’s Driver Academy, Schumacher is expected to join Todt’s powerful All Road Management stable of drivers according to Motorsport.com, a group that includes new Ferrari recruit Charles Leclerc.

The French manager, the son of FIA president and former Scuderia boss Jean Todt, has built himself a strong network of contacts and partnerships over the years, from the karting and junior categories to Formula 1.

The 41-year-old manager was also a co-founder along with Fred Vasseur of the very successful ART Grand Prix outfit that helped promote the careers of Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg.

Current FIA President Jean Todt and Michael Schumacher enjoyed a close friendship. The two of them built it up further during the Scuderia’s glory years from 1999 to 2004. Now, this makes Nicolas Todt a natural and astute advisor for the young Schumacher.

In all likelihood the 19-year-old young driver is on his way to stardom, but in the mid-term, Mick will continue his motorsport apprenticeship this season in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with the front-running Prema squad.

Ferrari has also confirmed Schumacher’s Ferrari Drivers Academy deal. They also announced that he will be joined by fellow Formula 2 racers Callum Ilott and Giuliano Alesi. Other racers include Marcus Armstrong, Robert Schwartzman, Enzo Fittipaldi and Gianluca Petecof.

New team principal of Ferrari, Mattia Binotto, was an engineer at the Maranello team when Michael Schumacher enjoyed his run of five straight titles from 2000 to 2004.

Binotto said: “For someone like me who has known him from birth, there’s no doubt that welcoming Mick into Ferrari has a special emotional meaning.