The F1 icon suffered severe brain trauma back in 2013
Eight years on from the skiing accident that shook the world, Mick Schumacher delivered a heart-wrenching update on his father Michael‘s condition in a Netflix documentary.
After stepping away from one of most decorated careers in sports history, Formula One sensation Schumacher took his teenage son skiing in the French Alps just as the year 2013 was winding down.
Tragedy was right around the corner for the family though, as the German driver fell and whacked his head on a rock, sustaining a head injury despite wearing a protective helmet.
Schumacher was then airlifted to Grenoble Hospital where two surgical interventions unfolded. Due to the significant cerebral trauma from the accident, medics induced him into a coma, which he remained in until April 2014.
Since then, little is known about his health situation, but while speaking to the Netflix cameras in 2021, fellow driver Mick opened up about the impact it’s had on their relationship.
“I think dad and me, we would understand each other now in a different way now. Simply because we speak a similar language, the language of motorsport. And that we would have so much more to talk about,” he said.
“That’s where my head is most of the time. Thinking that how cool that would be. I would give up everything just for that.”
Mick went on to reflect: “When I think about the past now, the images that pop up in my head are usually the four of us having fun. I see images of us driving a go kart in the meadow. I see images of us when we’re out and about with the ponies, sitting on the carriage. Really many moments that resonate with joy.
“Since the accident, these experiences, these moments that I believe many people have with their parents, are no longer present, or to a lesser extent. And in my view, that is a little unfair.”
Schumacher’s wife Corinna also featured in the streaming doc.
“Michael is here. Different, but he’s here, and that gives us strength, I find,” she commented.
“We live together at home. We do therapy. We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable, and to simply make him feel our family, our bond. And no matter what, I will do everything I can. We all will.
“We’re trying to carry on as a family, the way Michael liked it and still does. And we are getting on with our lives. ‘Private is private’, as he always said. It’s very important to me that he can continue to enjoy his private life as much as possible. Michael always protected us and now we are protecting Michael.”
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