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LONDON. — To the outside world Michael Schumacher was the confident clean-shaven superstar of Formula One who won seven World Championships.
But, to his wife of 26 years Corinna, he was so much more.
On the track, he was known for his unshakeable nerves, and utter precision, as he hurtled around the track at breakneck speeds.
Supporting him from the sidelines was Corinna, who was introduced to the star by a mutual friend in 1991, and four years later they married.
She knew a different side to the motor racing legend – a true gentleman and family man who loved nothing more than to party and throw friends into the swimming pool.
“He’s simply the most lovable person I’ve ever met,” says Corinna, who has two children Mick and Gina-Maria, with Michael.
In the new documentary Schumacher, which is released on Netflix today, she gave her first in-depth interview since Michael’s horror skiing accident in 2013.
Mystery has surrounded her husband’s condition since he fell and hit his head on a rock while crossing an unsecured off-piste area in the French Alps in 2013.
It’s known that Michael suffered brain damage as a result of the fall and that he is “different” in the wake of his injuries but until now little else has been said.
Giving a rare insight into their lives, Corinna said:
“No matter what happens, I’m going to do everything I can. We’re all going to do that.
“We do everything we can to make Michael better and make sure he’s comfortable and just to make him feel like he’s with his family and to continue our bond.”
In a heartbreaking admission, Corinna revealed her husband nearly decided against taking to the slopes on the day of his accident.
She recalled:
“Shortly before it happened in Méribel, he said to me, ‘The snow isn’t optimal. We could fly to Dubai and go skydiving there.”
Corinna said: “I never blamed God… It was just really bad luck, all the bad luck anyone could ever have in their life.”
She was by Michael’s side from the early days when he was just a fledgling star with unimaginable pressure on his shoulders, after being tipped as one of F1’s greatest racers.
It was the small moments that attracted Corinna to him, including when she cooked a meal in celebration of his birthday and he was “the only one” to help her clean the dishes.
“I thought, ‘That’s a proper bloke,” she recalled.
“And yes, he was really funny and that’s what I saw in him.
“I fell in love with him simply because he was a wonderful person. I just sensed that he was something special to me.
“I never once thought, ‘He’s a terrific racing driver at the start of a dazzling career.’
No one could have guessed that would happen.”
Michael likely never imagined it either.
It was his father Rolf, a builder who later ran a go-kart track, who set him on the path to racing superstardom. — The Sun
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