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Schumacher Jr tipped as McLaren tester
JULY 8, 1996
RALF SCHUMACHER,
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new
test driver when the current incumbent Jan Magnussen
leaves the team to become one of the drivers of the new Stewart Grand Prix
operation.
Schumacher Jr
will be a popular choice with McLaren's engine
supplier Mercedes-Benz, which has been keen on having a German
driver in the team.
Schumacher has been looking
for an F1 test drive for 1997 for some months while racing in Formula Nippon
- the Japanese version of Formula 3000. He is currently
leading the championship.
Ralf , who is
managed by his brother's mentor Willy Weber,
has been racing since 1993. He finished
runner - up in the German Formula 3 series
to Sauber test driver Norberto Fontana in 1995, and the
pair are continuing their rivalry this year in Japan
- where both have won races in Formula Nippon.
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