Mick Schumacher's move to Formula 2 in 2019 is a "great story" for the promotion of the junior category, says F1 CEO Chase Carey.
Having won the European F3 title last year, the son of seven-time F1 champion Michael will step up with Prema, the same team Charles Leclerc won the title at in 2017.
It's a move that has generated a lot of interest in Germany, with broadcasting competing strongly for the rights to show the F2 races and it plays very nicely into Carey's vision for the feeder series.
"I know Michael Schumacher is a hero, second to none, in the sport," he commented to Sky Sports. "It's wonderful to have his son in Formula 2 and realistically we wish him all the best. We can't predict success but I think it's great.
"We have tried to make F3 and F2 a little bit more of a visible ladder to F1 and so I think having some stories around F3 and F2 will help us elevate those and make those part of the larger story.
"F1 is always going to be the pinnacle but we'd like it to be where the stars of tomorrow get a little bit more traction. Mick is a great story and we are incredibly excited to have him on the track this season."
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This year GP3 has taken on the moniker of the F3 world championship with the former series that follows the DTM schedule renamed as Formula European Masters.
