Motor racing-Schumacher set for first Spa F1 outing 30 years after dad's debut

Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium - August 26, 2021 Haas' Mick Schumacher in the FIA Press Conference FIA/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Mick Schumacher will follow in his father Michael’s footsteps at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix when he races a Formula One car around Spa-Francorchamps for the first time, 30 years after the Ferrari great made his debut at the iconic track.

The 22-year-old has raced at Spa before on his way up to Formula One and even drove a demonstration lap around the circuit in his father’s Benetton in 2017.