Ralf Schumacher claims his nephew Mick was denied the chance to race for AlphaTauri this season because Helmut Marko has "some problem with the Schumacher name".
Having raced for Haas for two seasons, Schumacher was let go by the team at the end of last season. Though he had shown flashes of his true talent at times, the young German was in too many expensive crashes and did not score enough points to make up for it.
He is a reserve with Mercedes for this season while he waits to see what race seat opportunities might arise for 2024. But his uncle Ralf is not convinced the 24-year-old should have to be waiting for so long.
