Overview
- Johannes B. Kerner says in a ZDF interview that during winter 2004 preparations for a tsunami relief broadcast he was informed Michael Schumacher planned a donation.
- Willi Weber phoned Kerner to convey that Schumacher would give 10 million US dollars for victims of the Indian Ocean disaster.
- Kerner notes the amount corresponded to roughly 7.5 million euros at the exchange rate at the time.
- He stresses the gesture reflected Schumacher’s gratitude for his success and says the memory resonates given the driver’s withdrawal from public life since a 2013 skiing accident.
- The recollection is being shared as Kerner readies to host the Ein Herz für Kinder live benefit on ZDF on 6 December 2025.