Schumacher's F1 options for 2023 keep dwindling

Mick Schumacher's options to keep his Formula 1 career alive are continuing to dwindle.

With Alfa Romeo now confirming that Chinese rookie Guanyu Zhou is staying put for 2023, only two real options for Schumacher remain option - Haas and Williams.

His current boss, Haas team principal Gunther Steiner, admits he is looking at alternatives including Nico Hulkenberg and rates 23-year-old Schumacher's chances at "50-50".

Red Bull-owned Alpha Tauri might have a vacancy if Pierre Gasly goes to Alpine, but Dr Helmut Marko recently met in Austria with Nyck de Vries.

And Schumacher is not considered a leading candidate for Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso's Alpine seat.

"We are in a comfortable position for the second driver," Alpine . . .