Michael Schumacher’s son Mick has given a rare update on life with his father, as the Formula 1 star found his way to racing success after his father's accident.
Mick was only 14 at the time, but continued forward with his dream, racing with Haas for two seasons before becoming a reserve driver for Mercedes in 2023.
In a new book "Inside Mercedes F1", author Matt Whyman chatted with Mick about the influence his dad had on him both before and after Michael's life-changing accident.
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"I was a crazy kid - everything my dad did, I did," he said. "He was really supportive and a lot of fun, but could also be challenging."
"One time in a karting race I braked very late going into a corner and gained a lot of time. When I told him about it, he said, 'Yes, but you should have braked like that in every corner!'"
"Whenever he felt like I was not taking it seriously, he would say, 'Mick, would you rather go and play football with your friends? If so, we do not need to do all of this'."
"I insisted that I wanted to race and he said, 'Okay, then let's do it properly'. So we started doing more European karting and I was getting better."
The racing star said that he "still uses today" many of the "technical points" taught to him by his dad, who is considered by many to be one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time thanks to his incredible career beginning in the early 90s.
"I started racing in the Formula classes the year after the accident and from that point onwards, I had to find my own feet."
"I started karting aged three. I was six when I first went scuba diving. Aged 10 I was skydiving."
"My dad was always very open to me trying out whatever I wanted to do and racing is all I wanted to do, because I enjoyed it the most."
In 2013, Schumacher suffered a devastating head injury during a skiing accident in the French Alps.
He was placed in a medically induced coma for six months after the incident to help stabilise his condition.
Since the accident, the family have lived in their private home on Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
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