Ralf Schumacher acknowledges that life has changed significantly since his brother Michael, the Formula 1 legend, suffered a severe injury in a skiing accident a decade ago. Michael Schumacher has remained out of the public eye since the incident, which occurred while he was skiing off-piste in the French Alps during a family vacation.
Due to the family’s commitment to maintaining privacy, very little information is available about Michael Schumacher’s current condition. However, Ralf Schumacher, who shared the F1 track with his brother, provides a rare glimpse into the situation by expressing that Michael’s accident has had a profound impact on both their lives.
Speaking to German outlet Bild, he said: “I miss my Michael from back then. Life is sometimes unfair. Michael had often been lucky in his life, but then came this tragic accident. Thank goodness we were able to do a lot thanks to modern medical possibilities, but still nothing is like it used to be.”I can say for myself that his accident was a very bad and drastic experience for me too. Michael wasn’t only my brother. When we were kids, he was also my coach and mentor. He taught me literally everything about kart racing. There may be an age gap of seven years, but he was always by my side.”
Ralf went on to discuss the impact of Schumacher’s near-fatal crash on his children, saying: “It has been a significant experience for me but, of course, even more so for his children. Life is unfair at times. That day held a lot of bad luck. This fate has changed our family.”
The Schumacher family continues to keep specific details about Michael Schumacher’s condition private, leaving it largely unknown a decade after his skiing accident in the French resort of Meribel. Roger Benoit, an experienced F1 journalist and a close friend of the seven-time champion, had previously described Schumacher as ‘a case without hope’ due to the severity of his injuries.
Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert later expressed the distressing nature of the situation, mentioning that Schumacher was ‘not close’ to his former self after the accident. Herbert remarked on the lack of positive updates, stating, “There’s never any news. What we do know is we never hear any positive news.”
“That’s the horrible thought that he is still not able to be close to the Michael that we all remember, and that is very sad.”Herbert also expressed his view that Schumacher would have made a good pundit after retiring from F1, saying: “He would have been outspoken. He was always very aware of what you can and can’t do. His character was always in your face, telling you directly if you had done something to him on the track. He would have been very good.”
