Formula 1 - Norbert Haug: Schumacher was not a risky skier
When the severity of Michael Schumacher 's injuries after his skiing accident ten years ago became known, Norbert Haug was also "shocked. I knew from skiing trips together that Michael was anything but a risky skier, as one might generally expect from a racing driver," the now 71-year-old told the German Press Agency.
Haug was the Head of Motorsport at Mercedes at the time, when Michael Schumacher made his sensational return to Formula 1 for the 2010 season. The seven-time champion drove for the Silver Arrows for three years, but he did not manage another victory after 91 in 1991 at the end of 2006. However, Schumacher's development work for Mercedes is undisputed, which shortly afterwards shaped an unprecedented era of success with Schumacher's successor Lewis Hamilton.
Precise memories of the 29.12.2013
Just over a year after Michael Schumacher's last Formula 1 race on November 25, 2012, the Rhineland-born driver crashed while skiing in the French Alps. Haug also remembers December 29, 2013 well: he was skiing with friends in Austria and saw the accident report on the TV when they returned from skiing.
"Michael was perhaps the best-known German citizen at the time and my first thought was that this enormous level of fame was the cause of the prominent news item and not the severity of the accident," said Haug.
But by the day after the accident, in which Schumacher suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, it was clear how badly the father of two had been hit. Schumacher fought for his life for days in the university hospital in Grenoble. It is not known how he is doing ten years later. The family is protecting the privacy of the former racing driver, who turns 55 on January 3.
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- Despite the severe injuries Michael Schumacher sustained in a ski accident in the French Alps in 2013, Norbert Haug, the former head of motorsport at Mercedes-Benz, was surprised due to Schumacher's cautious approach to skiing, as he was not known to be a risk-taker like some other racers.
- Haug, who was in charge of motorsport at the time of Schumacher's return to Formula 1 in 2010, emphasized that the seven-time champion was anything but a reckless skier.
- The German Press Agency reported that Haug was shocked when the extent of Schumacher's injuries was made public, as he knew Martin Brundle's former teammate as a calculated and careful skier.
- In the aftermath of Schumacher's ski accident, which resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury, people around the world were concerned about the well-being of the prominent racing driver.
- Despite Schumacher's long hiatus from Formula 1 after his accident, his development work for Mercedes in the sport continued to contribute to the success of his successor, Lewis Hamilton.
- The turn of the year in 2013 was marked by concerns about Schumacher's condition after the ski accident he suffered in the Alps.
- Michael Schumacher's last Formula 1 race was on November 25, 2012, and just over a year later, he suffered a skiing accident that changed the course of his life.
- The German Press Agency reported that Haug, who was on a ski trip in Austria at the time, saw the accident news on TV when he returned from skiing.
- Norbert Haug, who had worked with Schumacher in Formula 1's Mercedes-Benz team, expressed his disbelief that the accident was being broadcast due to Schumacher's popularity, rather than the severity of his injuries.
- Schumacher's ski accident in the French Alps in 2013 was a stark reminder of the dangers even skilled athletes like racers face outside of the track, and the German public continued to follow the updates on the former Formula 1 star's recovery.
Source: www.stern.de
