Mick Schumacher second fastest on F1 test debut with Ferrari

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Mick Schumacher made his Formula One debut in Bahrain on Tuesday, driving for the Ferrari team that took his father Michael to the five of his seven world titles.

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 Michael's debut in August 1991, recalls Maurice Hamilton.

Schumacher was the centre of attention as he completed his first 56 laps at the wheel of an F1 car, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen clocked the fastest time. The Ferrari Driver Academy is evaluating Schumacher for a fast-tracked route to F1 over the coming years and the 20-year-old is due to drive…