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Michael Schumacher's son Mick hasn't ruled out returning to Formula 1 in the future. The German, 27, drove for Haas in the 2021 and 2022 seasons but has not returned to the grid since. After spells as a reserve driver, he tried his hand at endurance racing before moving onto IndyCar. He made his debut at the Grand Prix of St Petersburg in March, representing Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

"It would be a lie if I said that I don't go back to the Formula 1 times every now and then and think about what it was like to drive there," Schumacher Jr told ntv. "It's a different time, of course. If an option were to come up again, I wouldn't say no, of course. That's definitely the case." He was speaking as he closes in on his first ever Indy 500 attempt, with the race scheduled for May 24. "IndyCar is of course a big change to what I've experienced in motorsport so far," he added, while noting it has been fun so far.

Mick opted to join Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in advance of the 2026 season despite interest from the newly former Cadillac F1 team. Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas are the two drivers for the newcomers, but Schumacher was in contention for a place as their testing and reserve driver.

"I think that the whole situation has been a tough one in some ways, but also, I think understandably, they went into a different direction," he said in November. "The information that I had, up to pretty much the end, we've been in contention for that seat, and then they went a different direction, which is fair enough.

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"And it just led to me having to understand, 'Okay, what do I want? Do I want to try and keep getting back onto the F1 grid? Or, do I want to do racing that I enjoy, and that's obviously single-seaters?'"

Schumacher failed to finish higher than 17th in his first five races in the 2026 IndyCar series but indicated he is "still settling in" following a change of environment. He sits 24th in the standings, with team-mates Graham Rahal and Louis Foster in 10th and 20th respectively.

He isn't the only former F1 driver involved in the competition this year. Romain Grosjean, who had 10 podium finishes with Lotus between 2013 and 2015, joined Dane Coyle Racing for the 2026 campaign.

Spanish driver Alex Palou leads the standings ahead of Saturday's Sonsio Grand Prix. The 29-year-old, who also finished on top of the pile in 2025, has three wins from five starts.