Michael Schumacher ‘different, but he’s here’: F1 legend’s wife Corinna provides update in documentary

Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna opens up about the 52-year-old’s condition in Netflix documentary, which premieres this September; Schumacher, a seven-time F1 champion, suffered brain injury in skiing accident in December 2013

Michael Schumacher’s wife, Corinna, said the Formula 1 great is “different, but he’s here” as the 52-year-old continues his rehabilitation from a brain injury suffered in a skiing accident in December 2013.

The family have kept updates to a minimum since the accident and in an upcoming Netflix documentary, set to premiere on September 15, Corinna said privacy was very important to them.

“Michael is here. Different, but he’s here, and that gives us strength, I find,” she said. “He still shows me how strong he is every day.

“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.

Michael Schumacher is a seven-time F1 champion, winning five with Ferrari

“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.”

Schumacher won two Formula 1 championships for Benneton in 1994 and 1995 and then five consecutively for Ferrari, between 2000 and 2004. He retired in 2006 but returned for a stint with Mercedes from 2010 to 2012.

Michael and Corinna’s son Mick is in his debut Formula 1 season with Haas.