Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna has made a heartbreaking admission in a new Netflix documentary, as Ferrari paid an emotional tribute to the seven-time world champion at the Italian Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher’s iconic Formula One career is once again in the spotlight with a new Netflix documentary released on Friday (October 2).
The film, Schumacher ’94 – The Birth of a Legend – examines the German legend’s remarkable 1994 campaign with Benetton. It details Schumacher’s triumphs while also addressing the difficulties and disasters of that F1 season, including the devastating loss of Ayrton Senna at Imola. However, the documentary won’t be covering his devastating 2013 skiing mishap and his current wellbeing.
True to his approach throughout his legendary racing career, 57-year-old Schumacher’s privacy has been zealously guarded by his wife, Corinna, 57, and their close-knit inner circle.
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While the Schumachers maintain a family residence in Switzerland overlooking Lake Garda, he also stays at a luxurious £30m estate in Mallorca.
Information about his condition remains scarce, but a Daily Mail report this year, following the visit to the Spanish island, indicated he is no longer bedridden and can sit in a wheelchair while being transported around the grounds.
He reportedly still needs constant care from a medical team and cannot walk unaided. Sources near to the family have indicated that he grasps some of what occurs around him, though he remains unable to speak, reports the Mirror.
Corinna has periodically spoken about her husband, featuring in the 2021 Netflix documentary and again in the new film out on Friday. In it, Corinna makes a devastating confession about the song that brings back memories of her cherished husband, Rush Rush.
The Paula Abdul track was released in 1991, the year Schumacher made his F1 debut and around the time the pair became romantically involved. She reveals: “That was our song back then. When I hear it today, and I’m in the car, I cry to myself.”
Fourteen years on from his second and final retirement from F1, his void remains deeply felt, particularly by supporters of Ferrari, where he secured five of his championships between 2000 and 2004. The recent Italian GP marked 30 years since his maiden Ferrari victory at Monza.
To commemorate the milestone, there was a series of tributes to the team’s most celebrated driver. Former team-mate Rubens Barrichello and ex-Ferrari racer Sebastian Vettel, who was guided by Schumacher during his early career, took to the circuit in his championship-winning 2002 machine amid poignant and nostalgic moments.
Meanwhile, brother Ralf, a former F1 competitor himself, delivered a moving tribute to his sibling. He said: “I was always asked, ‘Who was your personal idol?’ And I never had one except my brother.
“And it’s strange to say that because we are only six and a half years apart, but all I ever knew about racing, he taught me.”