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A lifelong dream come true! , son of seven-time Formula 1 world champion , to drive in F1 from 2021 with Haas

Schumacher Mick Schumacher Career Overview signs• multi-year deal 2020 with FIA Formula 2 Championship with Prema Racing: 2 Race Wins in for 2021 onwards Round 8 Feature (Monza), Round 10 Feature (Sochi)/10 Podiums/ Current championship leader heading into season-finale in support of German youngster F1 Rolex Sakhir Grand Prix to• partner fellow-rookie 2019 in team FIA Formula 2 Championship with Prema Racing: Finished 12th overall with 1 Race Win in Round 8 Sprint () TDT | Manama Announced as a member (January) Formula 1 Tests with and Racing in ick Schumacher, son Bahrain (April) of seven-time Formu- 2018 la 1 world champion M FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Prema Theodore Racing: Michael Schumacher, was con- Series Champion with 8 Race Wins, 14 Podiums firmed yesterday to be joining Haas F1 Team for the 2021 sea- 2017 son onwards. FIA Formula 3 European Championship with : Haas have signed the German Finished 12th overall with 1 Podium to a multi-year agreement to be- come part of its all-new driver 2016 – 2017 line-up. MRF Challenge Formula 2000: Finished 3rd overall with 4 Race Wins, Schumacher will get an early 9 Podiums start on his preparations as a full-time F1 driver, driving the 2016 team’s VF-20 in FP1 at the Abu ADAC F4 Germany with Prema Powerteam: Finished 2nd overall with 5 Dhabi Grand Prix on December Mick Schumacher Race Wins, 12 Podiums 11, before participating in the : Finished 2nd overall with 5 Race Wins, 10 end-of-season young driver test blocks for the continued long- Podiums at on De - term growth of the team and I cember 15. look forward to Mick’s contribu- 2015 – 2016 I also want to The 21-year-old has been a tions both on and off the track in MRF Challenge Formula 2000: Finished 10th overall with 2 Podiums member of the Ferrari Driver acknowledge and that process.” Academy and currently leads the extend my love to Schumacher joins Haas with 2015 KNOW WHAT Formula 2 title race heading into my parents – I know six seasons of open-wheel racing ADAC F4 Germany with : Finished 10th overall the final round of the season this that I owe them under his belt. Schumacher had with 1 Race Win, 2 Podiums weekend. It is his sophomore everything. I have his first taste of contemporary 2013 – 2014 campaign with Prema Racing in Formula 1 cars in April of 2019, Mick Schumacher F2, during which he has netted always believed that participating at the in-season ADAC German Junior Kart Championship/European & World Kart started his motor- 10 podium finishes to date, in- I would realise my test in Bahrain testing with both Championships sport career in 2008. cluding a pair of stand-out Fea- dream of Formula 1 Scuderia Ferrari and Alfa Romeo 2011 – 2012 To avoid attention ture Race victories at Monza MICK SCHUMACHER Racing across the two days. because of his and Sochi. “The prospect of being on the ADAC Kart Masters KF3 Class famous father, he “I’m very pleased that we’re the opportunity to graduate into F1 grid next year makes me in- started his career able to confirm Mick Schumach- F1 based on his performances. credibly happy and I’m simply “I also want to acknowledge go to all the great motorsport er in our driver line-up for next We have an opportunity ahead speechless,” stated Schumacher and extend my love to my par- fans out there who have sup - under the alias “Mick season and I look forward to of us, as a team, to evaluate and upon his confirmation. “I would ents – I know that I owe them ported me throughout my ca- Betsch”, using his welcoming him into the team,” nurture a new driver given our like to thank Haas F1 Team, everything. I have always be- reer. I will give it my all, as I mother’s maiden stated Haas team principal familiarity with our race pack- Scuderia Ferrari and the Ferra- lieved that I would realise my always do, and I look forward to name . age heading into 2021. We are ri Driver Academy for placing dream of Formula 1. going on this journey together “I firmly believe he’s earned putting in place our building their trust in me. “A huge thank you must also with Haas F1 and them.” BRAVE CF announces Breakout Fighter of The Year nominees

Nominees Five athletes Benoit St. Denis nominated• for the category at BRAVE CF Muhammad Mokaev Year Of Change Awards KNOW WHAT Mochamed Machaev Anton Turkalj TDT | Manama Muhammad Mokaev is Nkosi Ndebele the most coveted pros- he year of 2020 was definite- pect in Mixed Martial fights, Turkalj made his BRAVE Tly one of many challenges CF debut with a TKO win over and obstacles to be overcome Arts right now. Unde- Athanasios Herkeletzis and, but that doesn’t mean that new feated in his amateur only 23 days later, submitted Ibo and talented athletes didn’t find career of 22 bouts, Aslan. a way to stand out from the Mokaev won his two Lastly, but not least, is South pack. pro bouts under the Africa’s Nkosi Ndebele. Consid- As we look back to the 12 BRAVE CF banner, at ered the most promising rising events held by BRAVE Combat BRAVE CF 37 and 43 star out of the African continent, Federation during the current “King” made waves in the MMA year, the truly global MMA pro- community with his first-round motion announced the five nom- Beast”, as he’s also known as, knockout over Zia Mashwani at inees to the “Breakout Fighter of got a staggering three BRAVE BRAVE CF 45. the Year” award, as part of the CF wins in 2020, over Matjaž The 2020 Breakout Fighter BRAVE CF 2020 Year of Change First, back in January, “God of guably, the most coveted pros- CF banner, at BRAVE CF 37 and Vicar, Ciprian Maris, and Shoaib of the Year will be announced Awards. War” submitted Ivica Trušcek pect in Mixed Martial Arts right 43. Yousaf. based on the results from the The first one is France’s Be- at BRAVE CF 34. Later, at BRAVE now, Muhammad Mokaev. Un- Another undefeated mem- The third member of the “un- fans who cast their votes at noit St. Denis, the undefeat - CF 38, he knocked out Mario defeated in his amateur career ber of the shortlist is Austria’s beaten club” to join the nom- BRAVE CF’s official Instagram ed Welterweight who got two Saeed. of 22 bouts, Mokaev won his Mochamed Machaev. With a inees is Sweden’s Anton Tur- account (www.instagram.com/ stoppage victories in 2020. The second nominee is, ar- two pro bouts under the BRAVE 10-0 professional record, “The kalj. With six wins in six pro bravemmaf ).