The son of Michael Schumacher has moved closer to starting his own motor racing career.
Mick Schumachaer, who is 15 and previously competed in karting, has been signed to race in Formula 4.
He will race for the Van Amersfoort Racing team which helped launch the career of Max Verstappen, the 17-year-old son of former F1 driver Jos Verstappen.
Big news....#MickSchumacher is joining our team in ADAC #Formula4.
— VanAmersfoortRacing (@VARmotorsport) March 2, 2015
Seven-time F1 world champion Michael continues to recover at his home in Switzerland after suffering severe head injuries from a skiing accident in December 2013.
His brother, Ralf, also had a successful racing career in Formula 1, while his step-brother Sebastian Stahl represented Team Germany in the A1 Grand Prix series.
