It was Mick Schumacher’s turn at the wheel of the SF71H on Thursday afternoon at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track. 

The 2020 Formula 2 Champion and driver for the Haas F1 Team in 2021 got another opportunity to drive Ferrari’s 2018 challenger ahead of his Grand Prix debut in two months' time. He had already done some laps in the S71H back in September, along with fellow FDA pilots Callum Ilott and Robert Shwartzman.  

Schumacher Jr. is no stranger to taking the wheel of a Ferrari. As well as his chance to test the SF71H in September and this week, the 21-year-old German also did special runs at Hockenheim in 2019 and Mugello last year in his Dad’s championship-winning F2004 machine.  

Schumacher will also drive the SF71H on Friday morning, before Ilott gets his go in the afternoon. 

In their press release, Ferrari said: Schumacher soon got to grips with the SF71H today, with a trouble-free run as he worked through the first part of the programme devised by the Scuderia engineers. Just like the other drivers who have been at the wheel over the past few days, he also did practice starts and racked up a good number of laps - more than 50 - to re-familiarise himself with a Formula 1 car. 

Mick Schumacher 

"Finally sitting in a race car again is a feeling I was missing a lot. I think today has definitely been a positive day at the track. We managed to get through the entire programme that we had scheduled without any problems and it was clearly very useful to be able to get through so much mileage at the wheel of a car in view of the coming season that will be starting in about a month and a half with the pre-season testing. 

The SF71H is a car from 2018 but its behaviour on the track and the feelings that it gives to the driver are very similar, both in terms of how it behaves on the track and physical stress. That makes it an excellent base when it comes to preparation for the new season. Driving at Fiorano is always great anyway because the track is technical and demanding. 

It’s been a pleasure to meet up once again with the engineers and mechanics I worked with last September and I can’t wait to get back into the car tomorrow." 

Back on track! #Fiorano #F1 #Scuderia #essereFerrari #FDA @F1 @ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/gyXsCo8J7N

— Mick Schumacher (@SchumacherMick) January 28, 2021

Look who’s here 🤩 Ciao Mick!@SchumacherMick #FDA @ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/z5oAIycuR6

— FerrariDriverAcademy (@insideFDA) January 28, 2021

.@SchumacherMick returns to Fiorano 🤩#FDA @ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/2ubLyJNBbc

— FerrariDriverAcademy (@insideFDA) January 28, 2021