Schumacher, the new biopic on the life of Michael Schumacher, invites comparisons with landmark F1 documentary Senna, but doesn’t quite measure up to it.
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Michael Schumacher’s family discuss his life after skiing crash in new film
2021 F1 season
Posted onMichael Schumacher’s wife Corinna says “everybody misses Michael, but Michael is here” in a new film about the seven-times world champion.
Mick Schumacher wears father’s original helmet design for Belgian GP
2021 Belgian Grand Prix F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onMick Schumacher is paying tribute to his father Michael Schumacher this weekend. Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda also have special helmets.
Will Netflix’s Michael Schumacher film live up to its ‘no sugar-coating’ brief?
2021 F1 season
Posted onMichael Schumacher’s wife Corinna wanted no “sugar-coating” in an upcoming Netflix documentary about the seven-times champion.
Delayed Schumacher documentary to launch on Netflix in September
2021 F1 season
Posted onAn officially-sanctioned film on the life of Michael Schumacher which promises to tell his story “without any sugar-coating” will appear on Netflix in September.
Michael and Mick Schumacher: Their different routes to Formula 1
F1 history
Posted onA quirk of the calendar means Mick Schumacher will make his grand prix debut at the same age his father did. But their routes to F1 were very different.
Mick Schumacher wanted ‘MSC’ as his timing screen abbreviation: “It’s an emotional bond”
2021 F1 Season
Posted onMick Schumacher said he wanted his timing screen name abbreviation to be ‘MSC’ out of an “emotional bond” to his father Michael Schumacher.
No pressure in bringing famous surname back to F1, says Mick Schumacher
2021 F1 season
Posted onMick Schumacher says he doesn’t feel any pressure bringing his father’s famous surname back to Formula 1 when he makes his debut this year.
New Schumacher film complete but no release date set
2021 F1 season
Posted onA new, officially-sanctioned documentary on the life of Michael Schumacher has been completed but no date has been set for its release.
Vettel: ‘It’s a shame Michael Schumacher can’t witness Mick’s F1 debut’
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel intends to help Mick Schumacher prepare for his debut in Formula 1, and said he is sorry his father Michael Schumacher will be unable to watch it.
Mick Schumacher recognises father’s seven F1 titles by choosing race number 47
2020 F1 season
Posted onMick Schumacher has chosen the racing number 47 for his F1 debut in 2021. The seven pays tribute to his father Michael’s record-setting seven championship wins.
Spare Mick Schumacher the crushing burden of expectations as he follows his father into F1
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Posted onMick Schumacher will carry the legacy of one of Formula 1’s greatest drivers of all time when he makes his debut in the sport in 2021.
Official: Haas confirm Mick Schumacher in all-rookie squad with Mazepin for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onMick Schumacher will make his debut as a Formula 1 driver next year with Haas, the team have confirmed.
F1’s two seven-times champions: Hamilton and Schumacher’s title wins compared
F1 history
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher won seven world championships, more than any other driver in F1 history. Here’s how they did it.
How many F1 races will record-breaking Hamilton win?
Debates and Polls
Posted onLewis Hamilton has broken Michael Schumacher’s record for most Formula 1 wins. Having raised the record to 92 victories, how many will he take by the end of his career?
Schumacher seals record-breaking 10th constructors championship for Ferrari
2000 Malaysian Grand Prix flashback
Posted onMichael Schumacher signed off his triumphant 2000 season on this day 20 years ago with a win which confirmed Ferrari as constructors champions for the 10th time.
Hamilton and Schumacher surprisingly similar in the car, quite different out of it – Shovlin
2020 Eifel Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s rivals underestimate how hard he works, says Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, who compared the six-time champion to his predecessor at the team, Michael Schumacher.
Hamilton pays tribute to “an icon and a legend” after equalling Schumacher’s wins record
2020 Eifel Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he has a new appreciation for Michael Schumacher’s achievements in Formula 1 having equalled his record of 91 victories
Strategic superiority clinches Schumacher’s first Ferrari title
2000 Japanese Grand Prix flashback
Posted onOn this day 20 years ago Michael Schumacher defeated Mika Hakkinen in a strategic fight at Suzuka to cliinch his third world title – and first for Ferrari.
The F1 driver Mick Schumacher must measure up against isn’t his father
2020 F1 season
Posted onMick Schumacher has had to live with comparisons to his record-setting father all his career. But the driver he must measure up to as he bids to earn an F1 promotion is Charles Leclerc.
