Michael Schumacher at 50: Celebrating an unrivalled legacy on a day tinged with great sadness
It is Formula One legend Michael Schumacher’s 50th birthday today but it will be an occasion tinged with great sadness. The German continues to recover at home from the life-changing skiing accident that left him in a coma for a number of months, five years ago, writes
Schumacher hasn’t been seen in public since. Updates on his health are irregular, usually amplified and rehashed for effect as his legions of supporters wait on any grain of positive news. In this sad context, it’s easy to forget that very few men have had a greater impact on a sport that is better known today for its technology than its human talent.
