Ex-F1 driver admits Schumacher situation is ‘extremely troublesome’ to take care of
Former Formula 1 driver Mark Blundell has admitted Michael Schumacher’s well being situation is “incredibly difficult” to take care of.
The 57-year-old Brit competed towards Schumacher earlier than they made it to the large time within the early 90s, and described the German legend as “a phenomenal driver”. Schumacher hasn’t been seen in public since struggling life-changing accidents in a horror snowboarding accident in 2013 and little or no is thought about his situation.
Blundell says Schumacher’s absence is a “big loss” for F1 on the whole, however significantly for his son Mick, who can be an F1 driver. ”I raced towards Michael Schumacher on many events and, earlier than we each bought to F1, we raced in sports activities automobiles,” Blundell advised OLBG.
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“He’s a huge talent and a great mind, not just inside the car, but also outside of it. He was also ruthless and he was always prepared to do what he needed to do to get what he needed. He was a legend of the sport and still is. He was one of the greatest drivers in modern-day Grand Prix history. A phenomenal driver.’
“Michael is a giant loss for F1 as he had all of these titles underneath his belt, and we’re sadly not capable of hear about these accolades and the way he went about getting them. We additionally missed on how he might assist his son and different up-and-coming drivers. That’s an enormous loss.”
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He added: “At the end of the day, what happened to him was incredibly difficult to take. I don’t know where we are today with Michael’s health as he’s rightly guarded. It’s such a shame we missed out on his insight. He’s still around, and hopefully he understands what’s going on. That would be a plus. It’s very difficult.”
Schumacher received seven world titles, which nonetheless stands as a joint F1 report. He burst onto the scene driving for Benneton in 1991, and received his first world title in 1994. Another adopted in 1995, however he then needed to wait 5 years, and transfer to Ferrari, to win one other. He then received 5 consecutive championships between 2000 and 2004, earlier than finally retiring in 2012, a 12 months earlier than his tragic snowboarding accident.
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Blundell, in the meantime, debuted in F1 alongside Schumacher in 1991, racing for Brabham. He later competed for Gitanes, Tyrell and Mercedes earlier than leaving the competitors in 1995. Arguably his most interesting achievement in motorsport got here in 1992 when he received the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.