Overview
- Richard Hopkins, a former Red Bull operations chief who knew Michael Schumacher from the 1990s, said the driver’s fierce, sometimes arrogant racing persona contrasted with a warm private life.
- Hopkins described Schumacher as a loving husband and father and said Mika Hakkinen was the one opponent who truly unsettled him during their late-1990s rivalry.
- Schumacher has not appeared publicly since his 2013 skiing accident and is cared for at home, with the family closely managing information about his recovery.
- L'Équipe journalist Stefan L’Hermitte recently offered a cautious view that Schumacher might be a little better but stressed that reliable updates come almost exclusively from the family.
- Some outlets report he is still unable to speak and there is no public indication he can walk, claims that remain unverified in the absence of independent medical disclosures.