Mick Schumacher's climb up the motorsport ladder could take a big step next season with a move to ART Grand Prix in Formula 2, according to a German media report.

The son of seven-time champion Michael is enjoying a strong year in European F3 with recent wins at Spa, Silverstone and Misano leaving him fourth in the championship, 36 points behind leader and Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum.

However, according to the Kohlner Express, while at Monza last weekend, the 19-year-old was reportedly talking with Nicolas Todt, son of FIA president and former Ferrari boss Jean, who has built his own career as a driver manager and is a co-founder of the ART GP squad.

Though unconfirmed, it would be a key move as Schumacher looks to eventually make it to F1 with even one or two years in the series offering the chance to gather the crucial points needed to qualify for a superlicence.

This weekend, Mick will be performing a demonstration in a Mercedes DTM car at the Nurburgring as part of the WTCC's program on the Nordschleife.

It will mark the first time he'll have driven one of the German touring cars, with the opportunity created by former F1 driver Gerhard Berger, who now runs the series.