Formula 1 managing director of motorsport Ross Brawn has advised Mick Schumacher to complete at least one season in F2 before stepping up onto the grid.The Briton was a key figure in the success of the German's legendary father Michael Schumacher, having worked together at Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes during his career.He, like many in the F1 paddock, is closely following the progress of Mick, who is currently on course to claim the European F3 championship with five wins in the last six races giving him a 49-point lead with just three rounds to go.Such has been his impressive form, some have wondered if Schumacher could follow the likes of Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll in making the immediate jump from F3 to F1, however, given the unique circumstances the 19-year-old has, Brawn believes he should take his time."He has a few more steps to make before he joins F1," the Liberty chief told German news agency TASS."Mick is a very mature young man and I think he knows he has to pace himself, make sure that he is completely ready to join F1."The name of Schumacher carries a lot of history. If he merits and if he wants to be fully prepared before he makes his step into F1, I think F2 is the next logical step for Mick.

"Hopefully he can come into F2, to learn the tracks more and because of the integration we now have between the F2 and F1, he can start to become familiar with the Formula 1 environment."

Such is the level of expectation surrounding Schumacher's rise, many are already predicting he could attract huge renewed interest in the sport, likely from those who switched off when his father retired in 2012.

Indeed, former Toyota driver Timo Glock believes his impact at home would likely be bigger than that made by Sebastian Vettel or Nico Rosberg since.

"If F1 had a Schumacher again, it would boost the interest in Germany," the current DTM driver said.

"Right now the ratings are good with an average of four million viewers. But at the height of Michael Schumacher, it was more like 10 million.

"The current drop is normal and we saw it when Boris Becker and Steffi Graf finished their [tennis] careers."

There is no shortage of parties willing to help Mick achieve that goal too with Ferrari insisting the "door is always open" to him and Mercedes likely keen to continue their legacy with the Schumacher family.

One thing that is for sure and as Brawn concluded: "I am delighted that he is performing as much as he is because it brings back some very fun memories."

We can see it now, in 2022 Schumacher vs. Leclerc vs. Verstappen vs. Ocon, sounds good doesn't it.