Mick Schumacher could leave Alpine’s World Endurance Championship team to replace Sky F1 pundit Jenson Button at the Cadillac-backed Jota outfit.

And the move could see the German secure a reserve driver role with the Cadillac F1 team for the F1 2026 season.

Mick Schumacher to combine Cadillac WEC switch with F1 2026 reserve role?

Schumacher has struggled to regain a place on the F1 grid since losing his Haas seat at the end of the 2022 campaign.

The 26-year-old held a reserve role with Mercedes across 2023/24, returning to racing with Alpine’s WEC operation last season.

He parted company with Mercedes at the end of 2024, committing himself entirely to his racing activities with Alpine for the 2025 campaign.

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