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Mick Schumacher following in his father's footsteps

Whatever may or may not happen to Mick Schumacher during his first F1 drive this week, it will not be a patch on the extraordinary events surrounding his father's debut in August 1991.

Michael is remembered for qualifying his Jordan-Ford seventh for the Belgian Grand Prix, despite never having raced at Spa-Francorchamps before. But that does not tell half the story, either before or after such a remarkable introduction to F1.

To say no one was prepared for this would be an understatement, beginning with the reason why the drive had suddenly become available in the first place.