Mick Schumacher to drive father's Mercedes F1 at Goodwood.
, did a brief stint with the team from 2010-2012 after his initial retirement. This particular W02 model is only the second racer designed by Mercedes after acquiring its team in 2009. The car wasn’t the most successful entrant in recent Mercedes memory, finishing fourth overall in the Constructors’ Championship with Michael and Nico Rosberg driving.
The W02 won’t be the only bit of Mercedes’ F1 history on display during the Goodwood festivities. Driver Esteban Gutiérrez is slated to run up the hill in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas W12 racer. This is the very car that propelled Mercedes to its eighth consecutive Constructors’ Championship in 2021, with teammates
and Valtteri Bottas dominating the grid. The W12 secured nine victories and 19 podium finishes en route to the title.The Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place from July 14-16 on the house grounds. Visitors will have a chance to get up close with these historic F1 cars on both Saturday and Sunday, so long as you have access to the pit area. Tickets to the event are still available on the Goodwood website, though more details about Mercedes-AMG’s plans are still to come.
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