Schumacher Jnr eyes prestigious F2 title
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VIDEO SHOWS: INTERVIEW WITH MICK SCHUMACHER DURING WHICH HE TALKS ABOUT HIS CHANCES OF WINNING F2 WORLD TITLE / STILL PHOTOGRAPHS AND B-ROLL OF MICK SCHUMACHER / B-ROLL OF MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
SHOWS:
SOCHI RUSSIA (FILE - SEPTEMBER 26, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
1. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MICK SCHUMACHER WINNING F2 RACE
2. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MICK SCHUMACHER CELEBRATING ON PODIUM
UNKNOWN LOCATION (NOVEMBER 20, 2020) (PREMA POWERTEAM - MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY PREMA POWERTEAM)
3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) F2 DRIVER, MICK SCHUMACHER, SAYING:
"I think it is difficult to think about this right now. Obviously, we still have 96 points I think to give away so obviously everything is open. The top six in the championship still could win the championship. So, everything is open and for me it is really important just to keep my focus, to keep improving myself to keep learning and to just go for it."
OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY (FILE - APRIL 8, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
4. SCHUMACHER SITTING IN OPEN-WHEEL RACING CAR
5. MICK SCHUMACHER'S NAME ON CAR
6. SCHUMACHER SITTING IN CAR
UNKNOWN LOCATION (NOVEMBER 20, 2020) (PREMA POWERTEAM - MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY PREMA POWERTEAM)
7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) F2 DRIVER, MICK SCHUMACHER, SAYING:
"I guess that is something that we will have to see and wait until Bahrain is here. Obviously, I cannot say what is going to happen on Friday night after qualifying. If we qualify well, obviously everything probably looks better than if we are P19. So our goal is to just focus on ourselves, to try to build the best car possible around myself, try obviously work as well as we did in the car in the last couple of races with the team and then just go for it."
OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY (FILE - APRIL 8, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
8. WHEELS OF MICK SCHUMACHER'S CAR
9. SCHUMACHER IN CAR
10. SCHUMACHER REFLECTED IN MIRROR
11. NUMBER 25
UNKNOWN LOCATION (NOVEMBER 20, 2020) (PREMA POWERTEAM - MUST ON SCREEN COURTESY PREMA POWERTEAM)
12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) F2 DRIVER, MICK SCHUMACHER, SAYING:
"I think we have to be smart for the last two rounds. Obviously, if it is the right moment to attack we will attack, and if it is the right moment to defend we will defend. So, it is just being smart, understanding the situation and then work from there."
OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY (FILE - APRIL 8, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
13. MICK SCHUMACHER WAITING IN PITS
14. SCHUMACHER IN CAR
15. SCHUMACHER LEAVING PITS
16. VARIOUS OF SCHUMACHER (GREEN HELMET-25) TESTING
17. CARS DRIVING ON CIRCUIT
NUERBURG, GERMANY (FILE - MAY 19, 2013) (MERCEDES VNR - EDITORIAL USE ONLY)
18. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER WALKING ON TRACK
19. SCHUMACHER PUTTING HELMET ON AND GETTING INTO CAR
20. AERIAL OF SCHUMACHER IN CAR
21. MAN WAVING GERMAN FLAG AS SCHUMACHER STARTS
22. SCHUMACHER DRIVING AROUND NUERBURGRING TRACK IN MERCEDES
NUERBURG, GERMANY (FILE - OCTOBER 9, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
23. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF BANNER, READING: "MICK SCHUMACHER"
NUERBURG, GERMANY (FILE - OCTOBER 8, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
24. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MICK SCHUMACHER
UNKNOWN LOCATION (NOVEMBER 20, 2020) (PREMA POWERTEAM - MUST ON SCREEN COURTESY PREMA POWERTEAM)
25. (SOUNDBITE) (English) F2 DRIVER, MICK SCHUMACHER, TALKING ABOUT MISSING OUT ON DRIVING IN FP1 AT THE F1 EIFEL GRAND PRIX AT THE NUERBURGRING BECAUSE OF POOR WEATHER, SAYING:
"I think that in general obviously it would have been great to get out there, drive in front of the German fans and everybody, but what I have taken from the weekend is the knowledge, being able to attend to the meetings, being able to also see how an F1 driver, today's F1 driver kind of works and obviously with COVID it has been quite different, and that has also been interesting to see."
MUGELLO, ITALY (FILE - SEPTEMBER 13, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
26. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MICK SCHUMACHER ON TRACK DRIVING HIS FATHER'S 2004 FERRARI DURING A DISPLAY RUN
27. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MICK SCHUMACHER IN PITS
STORY: Mick Schumacher can clinch the F2 world championship this weekend, a triumph that will sit well on his CV as he bids to follow his father into Formula One.
The 21-year-old German - son of seven-times Formula One world champion Michael - has a 22-point lead going into the final two race weekends of the season, which will both take place in Bahrain.
But with two feature races and two sprint races still to come, as well as rewards for poles and fastest laps, 96 points are still up for grabs, leaving at least six drivers in with a chance of the championship.
Unlike in Formula One where Lewis Hamilton has dominated, there have been 11 different winners across 10 race weekends so far, with Schumacher picking up two wins and his closest rival, Callum Ilott, three.
But Schumacher has been the most consistent driver, with 10 podium finishes for his Prema Powerteam.
Part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, Schumacher was due to take part in practice at the Eifel Grand Prix in Germany earlier this year for Alfa Romeo Racing, but bad weather meant the session was cancelled. He also drove his father's 2004 Ferrari before the main race at the Italian Grand Prix in September.
(Production: Iain Axon)
