Michael Schumacher injured in a skiing accident in the Alps
Former McLaren driver Mark Blundell raced directly against Michael Schumacher and he has opened up on Formula One’s “big loss” by not having him around anymore. The seven-time world champion has been out of the public eye since his life-changing skiing accident in 2013, with his health kept private by his family.
There have been rare updates on the 54-year-old but Blundell, who began racing in F1 during the early 1990s with Schumacher, shared his hope that the ex-Ferrari and Mercedes driver is able to understand the sport and his current situation.
“At the end of the day, what happened to him was incredibly difficult to take,” he told OLBG. “I don’t know where we are today with Michael’s health as he’s rightly guarded. He’s still around, and hopefully he understands what’s going on. That would be a plus. It’s very difficult.”
Many have suggested that Schumacher would have been the perfect F1 pundit after retiring for a second time in 2012. Johnny Herbert previously suggested that media work would have suited Schumacher and Blundell agreed with the Brit, as his personality and experience would be perfect for TV.
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“Michael is a big loss for F1 as he had all of those titles under his belt,” Blundell added. “And we’re sadly not able to hear about those accolades and how he went about getting them. It’s such a shame we missed out on his insight. We also missed [out] on how he could have supported his son and other up-and-coming drivers. That’s a huge loss.”
Schumacher has been considered one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, with no racer having won more world championships than him – Lewis Hamilton is tied with seven. Blundell shared a rare insight into Schumacher the driver and explained what exactly made him one of the greats.
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“I raced against Michael Schumacher on many occasions and he’s a huge talent and a great mind – not just inside the car, but also outside of it,” he continued. “He was always putting people together to find the advantage. We saw that with Michael time and time again.
“He was also ruthless and he was always prepared to do what he needed to do to get what he needed. I can’t take anything away from him – he was a legend of the sport and still is. He was one of the greatest drivers in modern-day Grand Prix history – a phenomenal driver.”
A Netflix documentary in 2021 did shine a light on Schumacher’s condition after featuring interviews with his wife Corinna and son Mick, though fans remain in the dark over Blundell’s hope that Schumacher “understands what’s going on”.
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