Mick Schumacher, the
19-year-old son of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, beat
four-time F1 champ Sebastian Vettel in the Race of Champions in
Mexico at the weekend.
"I'm certain Michael would be extremely proud of him," said
Vettel.
Vettel said the new Ferrari junior can be an F1 star of the
future, but urged people to "give him time".
Ferrari formally confirmed Schumi Jr was joining their driver
academy for 2019 last week.
Schumacher won last year's European F3 series, his first
single-seater title, and is racing in this year's F2
championship, the step below F1.
His father has not been seen in public since suffering a
severe head injury in a late-2013 skiing accident.
Schumi Sr won a record seven world titles, five with Ferrari
and two with Benetton.
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