Michael Schumacher was honored in an emotional award tribute on Wednesday night but his son, Mick, was absent due to illness. Schumacher’s wife, Corinna, burst into tears as the former Ferrari and Benetton star was given a standing ovation almost nine years after suffering life-changing injuries in a skiing accident.
Seven-time world champion Schumacher was not in attendance either, and the 53-year-old has not been seen in public since suffering a serious head injury while skiing in 2013.
The German had to be placed in a medically induced coma for six months, and only a few details about his condition have arisen in the years that followed.
It was claimed several years ago that Schumacher is paralyzed, as well as having trouble with speech and memory.
The 91-time Grand Prix winner was awarded the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday in an emotional ceremony.
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Todt, who is a family friend and regular visitor of Schumacher’s, also shared rare details about the F1 icon’s condition this week and confirmed that they watch races together.
The German’s son, Mick, is currently one of the 20 drivers competing and has built up some momentum in recent weeks following a slow start to his F1 career.
The youngster will be keen to overcome his illness hurdle as quickly as possible so that he can bank some practice ahead of the French Grand Prix this weekend.
His first ever points at Silverstone earlier this month were immediately followed up by an impressive P6 in Austria, allowing him to close the gap on team-mate Kevin Magnussen and carry confidence into this weekend’s contest at Circuit Paul Ricard.
“For sure it’s a track where usually you have the opportunity to push quite hard just because you know that you can go over a certain limit sometimes,” said the Haas star.
“It’s one of those tracks where you can push harder than other tracks just because you know you have the run-off and the chances of you getting near a wall are quite slim.
“Obviously, if you do a mistake, it’s quite bad for the tires so you obviously don’t want to do it in an important session, but definitely it’s a track that is quite interesting.
“It can be confusing at times due to all the different lines, so it’s not just viewers that get confused, it can also be the drivers too.”
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