Motor racing-Williams boss apologises to Mick Schumacher


Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - June 27, 2024 Mercedes reserve driver Mick Schumacher ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix REUTERS/Florion Goga/ File Photo

MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Williams Formula One boss James Vowles has apologised to Mick Schumacher after saying the son of seven-times world champion and Ferrari great Michael was good but "not special"

Vowles made the comment on Friday in explaining why Williams had preferred Argentine F2 racer Franco Colapinto over the more experienced Mercedes reserve as a replacement for dropped American Logan Sargeant.

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