Since then he has joined Mercedes as their reserve driver, as well as competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship, eagerly awaiting his next chance to return to the grid.
Schumacher would have been looking to make a full-time return to F1 following driver market chaos during this year's silly season but has so far been left on the sidelines.
Mick Schumacher is currently part of the Mercedes teamMick Schumacher was beaten to the Alpine drive by Jack Doohan
Schumacher was originally linked to Alpine - the team he races for in WEC - as the relationship between Esteban Ocon and the Enstone-based outfit broke down.
Helmut Marko discusses an F1 return for Mick Schumacher
When asked by Sky Germany what he thought of the situation, Marko continued with his positive assessment of Schumacher.
“Well, if he’s in the right environment, it could certainly be a chance for him,” Marko said.
“But as Ralf [Schumacher] rightly said, there was a third driver in the mix at Alpine, and ultimately it was Doohan who, like Piastri, has completed many kilometres with a two-year-old car and therefore had a certain advantage from the testing.”