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“Since then we have only heard lies from Schumahcers”– Michael Schumacher’s former manager reveals how Corrina Schumacher singled him out from his client’s life

Tanish Chachra
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"Since then we have only heard lies from Schumahcers"– Michael Schumacher's former manager reveals how Corrina Schumacher singled him out from his client's life

Michael Schumacher’s former manager talks about how Corinna Schumacher ghosted him out of his client’s life since his accident.

In late 2013, Michael Schumacher suffered a horrific accident, which got him into a coma. The seven-time world champion escaped the coma, but he’s still a shadow of his past self.

Since that day, Schumacher hasn’t made a public appearance, and the F1 fraternity knows little about his health. Including his former manager Willi Weber. He accuses Schumacher’s wife, Corinna Schumacher, of ghosting him out of his client’s life.

Moreover, he also blames her for spreading lies about the health of the former F1 driver. He claims that it’s high time for Corinna to reveal the true situation of her husband.

“It was a huge pain for me,” Weber told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “I tried hundreds of times to contact Corinna, and she didn’t answer. I called Jean Todt to ask him if I should go to the hospital, and he told me to wait – it was too early.

“I called the next day, and no one answered. I didn’t expect behaviour like that, and I’m still angry about it,” he added. Only a handful of people have access to Schumacher, and media is strictly prohibited around their residence.

“They kept me out, telling me it’s too early, well now it’s too late. It’s been nine years. Maybe they should just say it the way it is. I could understand the situation initially as I always did everything I could for Michael to protect his private life.”

“But since then, we have only heard lies from them,” Weber, 80, added.

Also read: Lewis Hamilton does not want his children to be Formula 1 driver

Michael Schumacher’s documentary gave fans needed closure

For almost a decade, Schumacher’s fans had no idea about the situation of the Ferrari legend. But in 2021, Netflix released a documentary showcasing unseen footage from Schumacher’s career days.

In that documentary, Corinna gave a picture of how her husband was doing. She said: “Everybody misses Michael, but Michael is here, different, but here,” Corinna explains in the film. “He still shows me how strong he is every day.”

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra

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Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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