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Mick Schumacher will step up to the FIA Formula 2 championship in 2019 with Prema Racing after being confirmed by the team on Tuesday ahead of post-season testing.

Dan Ticktum clinched his second straight Macau Grand Prix victory on Sunday after taking a dominant lights-to-flag win in a race marred by a lengthy red flag period following a high-speed crash that has left five people in hospital.

2018 Formula 3 European title rivals Mick Schumacher and Dan Ticktum head a strong entry for next month’s Macau Grand Prix.

Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff was quick to heap praise on Mick Schumacher following his FIA European Formula 3 title victory at Hockenheim on Saturday, saying the young German has what it takes to become “one of the greats in our sport.”

Mick Schumacher clinched the FIA European Formula 3 title with a second-place finish at Hockenheim on Saturday afternoon, moving into an unassailable lead ahead of championship rival Dan Ticktum with one race to spare.

Dan Ticktum feels FIA European Formula 3 points leader Mick Schumacher's recent pace has been “interesting” in recent weeks after seeing his own championship fortunes change dramatically, but has rejected suggestions he was hinting his rival’s car could be illegal.

Mick Schumacher closed in on the FIA European Formula 3 title last weekend by recording two victories and a second place finish at the Red Bull Ring, going 49 points clear in the standings ahead of next month’s season finale.

Mick Schumacher will remain with the Prema Theodore team in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship for the 2018 season as part of a five-car entry for the team.

Andy Palmer, the Aston Martin president and CEO, has revealed that a number of Formula 1 teams have shown an interest in working with the British manufacturer.

Mick Schumacher took part in a special demonstration run in his father Michael’s title-winning Benetton B194 car at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday, marking 25 years since his maiden Formula 1 victory.