Today, Formula 1 drivers go through rigorous media and behavioral training in order to maintain a good image. Drivers having a positive impression in front of the media is extremely important for PR reasons. However, not everything was this straightforward in the older days of F1. This is evident because of a recent post by a former teammate of Michael Schumacher‘s.
While PR has become instrumental to every team as well as drivers due to the rise of social media, there are times when the entities tend to get feisty, like Valtteri Bottas did recently. With that said, there was a driver named Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was different from everyone else, in a way.
Harald Frentzen is a German former driver who raced from 1994 to 2003, and had 3 wins and 18 podium finishes to his name. He has 156 race starts to his name and raced for the teams like Sauber, Jordan and Williams.
The German ex-driver, who is Schumacher’s wife’s former boyfriend, is now enjoying his retirement. Along with this he has been uploading old photos and videos. These have been giving fans an insight into what life was like for him and his peers in F1 in the 1990s.
Fans react to Harald Frentzen’s NFSW photo that has Michael Schumacher
Heinz-Harald Frentzen recently uploaded a photo on his official Twitter handle. It is believed to have been taken before he was about to start the Japanese GP back in 2023.
Trying to find the best Set up for my last Race in F1 Suzuka 2003. As you can see not so easy pic.twitter.com/HJnqZnvrJt
— Heinz Harald Frentzen (@frentzen_hh) July 4, 2023
However, the photo is regarded as Not Safe For Work (NSFW) and for very obvious reasons. As the photo got uploaded on the internet, fans instantly started giving some hilarious reactions to this. Given below are some of the reactions taken from the post on Twitter:
@Draid___ had something to say on curves.
bro focused on the wrong kind of curves https://t.co/bBWZq2UrQ5
— Eli🇵🇱🇺🇸 (@Draid___) July 4, 2023
@YeetYeeterson02 knew how the race for the man in the end.
He started on Hards and blew up that race. https://t.co/B8EzpVPnKq
— Yeet Man (@YeetYeeterson02) July 4, 2023
@Green___41 had a question in his mind.
This is more of a mental setup for the race? https://t.co/GRc5EpVLnF
— Aiman (@Green___41) July 5, 2023
@MotorsportFiend needs an answer.
We need more answers. Why Excel 😂💀
— BD (@MotorsportFiend) July 5, 2023
Harald Frentzen’s connection with Schumacher
Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Michael Schumacher were teammates, long before they were in F1. They both hailed from Germany, and grew together in the junior circuit, which means they were quite familiar with one another. In the early nineties, they drove for Sauber-Mercedes in ventures away from F1, and were also teammates and competitors in the F3 circuit.
Apart from being teammates and having raced together, Frentzen was also the ex-partner of Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna Betsch. After the duo parted ways, Corinna, got married to the seven-time world champion. They have been married to each other since 1995.
