On September 15, the documentary ‘Schumacher’ will be released on Netflix, which will reveal the current status of the seven-time F-1 world champion if we pay attention to the extracts that are coming to light this Wednesday with statements from his wife Corinna schumacher who has always kept a lot of secrecy about the serious physical and neurological consequences of the ski accident suffered by the ‘Kaiser’ on December 29, 2013 while skiing in Méribel.
Through historical images, unique photos and unpublished family recordings, the pilot Schumacher and husband and father Michael are reconstructed. His wife Corinna and son Mick open up before a camera like never before in these nearly eight years.
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“Of course I miss Michael every day,” he says. Corinna schumacher in the documentary. “But it’s not just me who misses him: the children, the family, his father, everyone around him. Everyone misses Michael, but Michael is here, different, but he is here, and that makes us it gives strength, I think, “explains Corinna.
One of the moments of greatest impact of the almost two hours of documentary is when Corinna remembers before her eyes are bathed in tears that Michael told her “minutes before the accident on the phone” that the snow was not in conditions, that if it they were going to Dubai.
He also confirms that he continues to receive treatment for his injuries: “We are together. We live together at home, we do therapy. We do everything we can to make Michael get better and to make sure that he is comfortable and that he just feels our family, our bond. And whatever happens, I will do everything I can. We will all do it, “she is sincere.
“We are trying to continue as a family the way Michael liked and still does. And we move on with our lives. ‘Private is private,’ he always said. It is very important to me that he can continue to enjoy his life. private life as much as possible, Michael always protected us, now we are protecting Michael “, reveals Corinna from the privacy of her home.
The youngest of the two sons of the Schumachers, the F1 driver Mick Schumacher, describes the sadness he feels at not being able to talk about his career and share other experiences with his father. “Since the accident these family experiences]these moments that I think many people have with their parents are no longer present, or to a lesser extent, and in my opinion that is a bit unfair,” he says.
“I think Dad and I would understand each other differently now simply because we speak a similar language, motor racing, and we would have a lot more to talk about. And that’s where my head is most of the time, thinking that would be great. . I would leave everything just for that, “reveals Mick.
After undergoing surgery for his brain injuries, Michael Schumacher returned to the family home in Switzerland in September 2014, at which point it was said that he was no longer in a coma. He has not been seen in public since and the Schumacher family has been profoundly silent about his condition during this time. All that is known of his condition have been rumors, the most extravagant denials by his press officer Sabine Kehm and on rare occasions, in addition to few details shared by Jean Todt, the president of the FIA, or Felipe Massa. , of the few who have been allowed to enter the Swiss sanctum of the Schumachers.
However, for the first time members of the Schumacher family speak to directors Hans-Bruno Kammertöns, Vanessa Nöcker and Michael Wech in this nearly two-hour documentary, of the accident and their life with him, in a new biopic, but the only one authorized by them and validated with their own testimonies.