File photo of Ferrari Formula One Driver Michael Schumacher of Germany Celebrates After Taking the Pole Position at the End of the Qualifying Session for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Sakhir Racetrack in Manama
IN PHOTO: Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany celebrates after taking the pole position at the end of the qualifying session for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Sakhir racetrack in Manama in this March 11, 2006 file picture. Reuters

The son of seven-time Formula One, or F1, champion Michael Schumacher, Mick, has reportedly crashed while test driving a Formula 4 car at a speed of 100mph. Fortunately, the 15-year-old walked away unscathed from the crash.

According to a report by German news outlet Die Welt, the accident took place on the first day of testing at the Lausitzring track in Brandenburg in East Germany. The report said that Mick couldn’t control his car, which spun out of the speedway. Mick and his car ended up on a gravel part of the road.

“The accident was mild,” Die Welt wrote. “Mick Schumacher was unhurt; his race car had to be towed into the box.”

Recently, Mick has signed with Van Amersfoort Racing for the upcoming ADAC FIA Formula 4 series. Mick visited the Van Amersfoort’s headquarters in the Netherlands to test its simulator last November. Following the meeting, Mick and Van Amersfoort reached an agreement to have him race in the upcoming ADAC Formula 4 series. He is paired with16-year-old Briton Harrison Newey, who is the son of Red Bull F1 technical boss Adrian Newey.

Frits van Amersfoort, team manager of the Dutch racing team, is reportedly thrilled to have Mick and Harrison as part of the team. “We're extremely honoured to have some of auto racing's most creditable persons choosing to entrust our team in the development of two promising young talents,” van Amersfoort was quoted saying in a report by Auto Sport.

The 2015 ADAC Formula 4 season will kick off on April 25 at the Oschersleben circuit in Germany. The next rounds are set to take place on F1 circuits at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria from June 5 to 7 and at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the Belgian Ardennes countryside from June 19 to 21. The succeeding and last five races of the series will be held in Germany - Lausitzring from July 3 to 5, Nürburgring from August 14 to 16, Sachsenring from August 28 to 30, Oschersleben from September 11 to 13, and Hockenheim from October 2 to 4.

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