Nick Heidfeld admitted that Michael Schumacher’s comeback had an influence on his own Formula 1 chances this season. However, he remains optimistic and can secure a good option for his long-term future in the coming weeks. The German was the favorite to secure a seat at Mercedes GP if negotiations between the team and Schumacher had not ended successfully.<\/p>\n
However, Schumacher’s return increases the uncertainty regarding Heidfeld’s future in the sport. Rumors today link him with either the second Renault seat or even a third driver role at Mercedes.<\/p>\n
From his website, Heidfeld stated that Schumacher’s decision hit him, but he had no feelings of bitterness about the situation: \u00ab Of course, during the holidays, my professional situation didn’t change much because Michael Schumacher’s decision was published just before Christmas. It’s certainly a good thing for Formula 1 and I wish Michael and Mercedes good luck. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab This decision affects me directly as it means there is one less seat for next year. I am not naive when I say, especially after the last few weeks, that many unexpected things can happen in Formula 1. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Heidfeld added that he will continue to work hard to find an available seat and made it clear that the focus was on a team that would hire him for the long term: \u00ab We must now look to the future and focus on the best solution for my future in Formula 1. I will continue negotiations with the appropriate people. I hope that in the next few weeks, I will be able to announce something concrete about my future plans. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nick Heidfeld admitted that Michael Schumacher’s comeback had an influence on his own Formula 1 chances this season. However, he remains optimistic and can secure a good option for his long-term future in the coming weeks. The German was the favorite to secure a seat at Mercedes GP if negotiations between the team and Schumacher […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[1096,1604],"class_list":["post-22890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-heidfeld","tag-transferts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n