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12 years after Michael Schumacher's accident: How the family has been protecting the secret for 12 years

2025-12-30 20:45:11Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
12 years after Michael Schumacher's accident: How the family has been
Michael Schumacher

Every year, on December 29, Michael Schumacher is remembered with fondness. On that day in 2013, he suffered a skiing accident in Meribel, France, where he hit his head on a rock. Twelve years have passed and very little information has emerged about Schumacher.

In April of last year, Michael became a grandfather after his daughter Gina gave birth to her daughter. A moment of joy for the family, once again experienced in silence and privacy.

His family has managed, through a very precise network over the years, to prevent practically nothing from leaking out about the health condition of the pilot who inextricably linked his career with Ferrari.

Ski accident in Meribel

In 2012, he finished his three-year stint with Mercedes and retired from Formula 1 at the age of 43, just shy of his 45th birthday (he was born on January 3, 1969). Kaiser Schumi suffered a skiing accident. It turned out that the helmet he was wearing at the time of the fall was shattered by the impact.

12 years after Michael Schumacher's accident: How the family has been

Ironically, the accident occurred after Schumacher had expressed doubts about the quality of the snow before going out to ski on that fateful slope. Although he was inside the piste posts, as confirmed by his camera footage and by French authorities, he slipped and hit his head on a rock a few meters beyond the limit.

The seven-time Formula 1 world champion was airlifted to hospital, despite wearing a helmet, and placed in a medically induced coma for several months. He was then transferred to Lausanne, Switzerland.

After that, total silence. The family asked for privacy and that's what happened. Nothing more was heard for almost a year. In September 2014, it was announced that he had been transferred home, where he would receive very high-level care from great professionals, among the doctors and nurses who attend to him every day.

When Jean Todt said he had seen a GP with Schumacher

Then nothing for years. Few people have the opportunity to see him, to visit him. Among them is Jean Todt, the man who brought him to Ferrari, who has occasionally given some small information. In 2020 he told the Daily Mail: “I saw Michael last week, he is fighting with his family”. A few months later he stated that the meetings were twice a month and later said that they had watched more than one Formula 1 GP together.

The words of Corinna Schumacher and Mick

In the documentary "Schumacher" released by Netflix, Michael's wife, Corinna, spoke about him, using very clear words: "I miss Michael every day, the whole family misses him, the children and the father. Even though he's here, he's not the same anymore."

While son Mick, who later became a Formula 1 driver, spoke about the advice he received from Michael about motorsport and said openly: "Today we would understand each other differently. I think how nice it would have been. I would give anything to talk to him."

Signature on the helmet for Jackie Stewart

Privacy is sacred. No news has been confirmed. Not even the one that some media reported about the presence of the seven-time world champion at the wedding of his daughter Gina-Maria in October 2024. It is only known that Schumacher signed, with the help of his wife, a helmet that was then auctioned off for the Jackie Stewart association.

Lawsuits won by the Schumacher family

But why is there no information on Michael Schumacher's health? There is no single answer, but several factors. First, a kind of agreement between the media, the Schumacher family and Sabine Kehm, the family's historical spokeswoman. The privacy of the former Ferrari and Benetton driver has not always been respected, there have been leaks and unfair behavior, but the Schumacher family has authorized lawyers to act.

As in the case of "Bunte", a German magazine that was sued after publishing on its cover the news: "Michael walks again". Lawyer Felix Damm stated in court that this was not true, the news was refuted and a compensation of 50 thousand euros was paid.

In Germany, there was also the case of "Die Aktuelle", which published an exclusive interview with Schumacher, which was in reality generated by Artificial Intelligence. Immediate legal action and the director was immediately fired.

The very limited group of people who can see it

The choice of the very small group of people who can see him is crucial: in addition to his wife and children, there are Jean Todt and former Ferrari drivers Gerhard Berger and Luca Badoer. Completely absent, since the post-accident, Willi Weber, the historic manager of the beginning of his career. Elisabetta Gregoraci, Briatore's former partner, has provided information on Schumacher's condition a few years ago. Meanwhile, Laila Hasanovic, currently linked to Sinner, was Mick Schumacher's partner and has been able to see him in the past. But no one speaks, as do the staff who follow him: doctors, physiotherapists, nurses, all of whom have signed non-disclosure agreements.

Villas in Switzerland and Majorca are inaccessible

Schumacher's residences - villas in Switzerland and Mallorca - are almost inaccessible, thanks to anti-drone systems. While the villa in Spain, bought by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, also has a helipad. Even the transports have always been armored, as when the pilot was transferred to the hospital under a false name for an operation.

Despite the measures, there are still risks. It is enough to remember the theft of the clinical file in 2014, during the transfer from Grenoble to Switzerland: a person tried to sell it for 50 thousand euros. He was arrested and then committed suicide in prison. A few years later, a member of staff secretly took a photo and tried to sell it for a million pounds. He was reported and the photo was not published. He tried blackmail, but failed. Last February he received a three-year sentence.

How is Schumacher today, 12 years after the accident?

Of course, no one can give an exact answer about the health condition of the former legendary German pilot. Schumacher lives at home, with the love of his family, and with the constant presence of doctors and nurses who care for him every day.


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