F1 News: Michael Schumacher Documentary Confirmed Emotionally Marking 10-Year Anniversary Of Horrific Accident

A five-part documentary on Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher is set to be released by German broadcaster ARD in December, marking the tenth anniversary of his tragic skiing incident.

Schumacher is regarded as one of the all-time great F1 drivers in the sport's history. Only he and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for winning seven world championships in Formula 1.

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The documentary seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of Schumacher's Formula 1 journey, spanning from his formative years to the pinnacle of his career in the sport.

The five-part series will be accessible through ARD’s media library starting December 14 and will be aired on December 28 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that sent him into a coma.

Following severe head injuries sustained during a skiing accident in the French Alps in 2013, Schumacher's family has maintained a private stance on his health and life. Family lawyer Felix Damm revealed to the media that there was a consideration to release his final health report. However, concerns about potential increased speculation led to the abandonment of the plan.

Speaking to LTO, Damm said:

“It has always been a matter of protecting private information.

“Of course, we had a lot of discussions about how to do that.

“We also considered whether a final announcement about Michael’s state of health could be the right way to go about it. But that wouldn’t have been the end of it and there would have had to be permanently updated ‘water level reports’. Because as a person affected, it is not in your hands to order the media to draw a line under the matter.

“The media could take up such a report again and again and ask: ‘And how does it look now?’, one, two, three months or years after the report. And if we then wanted to take action against this reporting, we would have to deal with the argument of voluntary self-opening.”

The latest documentary comes after the release of Netflix's 'Schumacher' film in 2021.