Michael Schumacher dreamed of managing son Mick through F1 career
The seven-time world champion has suffered with life-changing injuries following a skiing accident in December 2013 while his youngest child is closing in on a seat at Ferrari
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER would have loved to manage his son's F1 career.
That is according his old manager Willi Weber, who believes if not for his skiing accident, the German would be guiding 20-year-old Mick to the top, as reported by .
Schumacher senior has been dealing with an array of life-changing injuries after hitting his head on a rock on the French Alps slopes in December 2013, resulting in spending six months in a coma.
While the seven-time F1 world champion is still recovering at his home in Switzerland, his son is rising fast in the motorsport industry.
Mick currently races for Prema Racing in the F2 series, having already won the Formula 3 title in 2017.
Yet, he was also accepted into the Ferrari Driver Academy and has since driven their car at the in-season testing in Bahrain, before hopping into Alfa Romeo's automobile the following day.
But his career will only be watched from a distance by his father, who would have seen his own journey come full circle by managing Mick.
Weber told Motorsport.com: "Michael was anxious to bring him into Formula 1 and to manage him, as I used to manage him.
Mick is essentially representing his father in people's eyes. That's the problem.
Willi Weber
"That would have been the end result of the whole story. He would have loved that.
"Michael knows everything. He knows which teams to talk to, he knows how it all works because he made all the experiences himself. That was his ambition."
The young Schumacher has been tipped of rising to get a main seat for The Prancing Horse in the near future and even emulate his famous father.
But Weber believes the pressure on him to succeed is immense, with the 20-year-old originally racing as Mick Betsch - his mother's maiden name - to avoid unwanted attention.
Michael's ex-manager said: "With his father, Mick has a heavy burden to carry.
"People will always compare him with Michael and say 'His name is Schumacher, he must achieve the same results as his father'. Of course this is a huge burden for the boy.
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"If Michael would still stand by his side, it would have a completely different symbolism to it.
"But now Mick is essentially representing his father in people's eyes. That's the problem."
The young Schumacher started his season off with eighth and sixth finishes in Bahrain in Formula 2.
