Former Toyota and Marussia F1 driver Timo Glock has stated that he is uncomfortable with the speculation surrounding the condition of Michael Schumacher. The legendary seven-time world champion’s life-altering skiing accident took place ten years ago and he remains in private care, living with his family in Switzerland.
When Schumacher departed the sport for the second and final time after the 201 season, he did so as the undisputed most successful driver in F1 history. Even more great than the seven-time champion’s on-track success was his popularity off the track, and ten years after his skiing crash fans are still clamouring for some hope regarding his situation.
Despite the public intrigue, updates from within his close circle have been extremely sparse with his wife Corinna tightly controlling the small group of friends who have been able to visit Michael personally.
Speaking to MegaDice.com about his connection with Schumacher, Glock explained: “It doesn’t matter about the tenth anniversary. Every year when that date comes up everyone gets reminded and thinks about it and what would be if things had gone differently [in] a more positive way.
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“That is life but it is hard to accept because he is such a legend for the sport and for sure, for the family, it is not an easy time. I have a lot of respect for the family and I am not a fan of speculating if you don’t know what is going on in the background. How they deal with it is something we can only respect and accept it how it is.
“I am still in very good contact with them and with Mick. I met him a lot of times during the season at Grand Prix weekends discussing his future and he was asking me what I would recommend. I would never be the person to ask anything personal about his father.”
The two-time F1 podium sitter also touched on the impact that Michael’s crash has had on Mick Schumacher’s life, adding: “Every son who had a father in F1 had a lot of pressure, Alain Prost’s son, Jean Alesi for instance, they all have the pressure of that name.
“If you add in what Mick went through with the accident with his Dad, he had three or four times more pressure on his shoulders. Having the Schumacher surname – we can’t imagine how hard it would have been for him.”
