The test in Portimao was a part of his role as Mercedes’ third ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤ꦍ⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚdriver.

Mercedes share their test and rese🍒rve drivers with their customer team McLaren, who use Mercedes engines.

Schumacher is available to McLaren if Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri were to be sidelined, as well as being Mercꦕedes’ first reserve to Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

Schumacheꦗr was behind the wheel of McLaren’s 2021 MCL35M this week i🧸n Portugal.

"Joining Mick are some of our me🦂chanic and engineering apprentices and interns, gaining valuable experience working in a trackside environment," McLaren said.

Schumacher ไpreviously undertook a tyre test for Mercedes thisꦿ season.

He was dumpꦰed at the end of last season by Haas, losing his place on the F1 2023 grid as a result.

Mercedesജ team 𝕴principal Toto Wolff has previously criticised Haas boss Guenther Steiner’s handling of Schumacher.

Schumacher hopes to return to a ful🦄l-⛦time drive next season.