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Michael Schumacher has lived in the Swiss town of Gland for over 20 years.
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What is it like to live in the same village as Michael Schumacher?
Two residents talk about the past and present with the multiple Formula 1 world champion.
Gland – In a tranquil village on Lake Geneva, a Formula 1 legend has lived out of the public eye for almost ten years.
Michael Schumacher is an invisible citizen in Gland.
After his serious skiing accident, no information about his specific health condition has been released to this day.
The Netflix documentary “Schumacher”, published in September 2022, in which Schumacher reports, among other things, a near-death experience, gave a deep insight.
“Michael is still here.
Different, but he’s here,” said wife Corinna.
This article is from July 2022 and is one of those that has attracted particular interest. That's why we're presenting it to you again at the end of the year.
Michael Schumacher, the invisible resident of Gland: “We used to see him”
In Gland, people have long since gotten used to life without – and yet somehow with – Michael Schumacher.
The American magazine
Sports Illustrated
devoted a detailed look back at the life of the seven-time Formula 1 world champion.
Jon Wertheim, one of the most renowned sports journalists in the USA, traveled to Switzerland and visited the 11,000-inhabitant community of Gland, where the Schumacher family has lived for over 20 years.
There he spoke to two residents about Schumi.
“We used to see him, he was among us.
Of course no one sees him anymore.
Sometimes we see his wife riding.
But Michael?
Never,” a woman says to him.
Schumi lives his “second” life behind the high fence of his villa right on the lake, with a view of the Swiss Alps.
He doesn't owe the public anything.
Michael Schumacher: People in Gland “don’t want to talk about him”
“We don’t want to forget him.
“But we don’t really want to talk about him,” says another resident thoughtfully.
The name Schumacher will forever be associated with the place, and the people in Gland also know that.
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The former Ferrari driver has long been more than proud of his son.
Mick Schumacher has also become a racing driver and still hopes for a cockpit in Formula 1. But he cannot share these moments with his father, who put him in a kart as a little peg.
“I would give up everything just for this,” Mick says about his father in the documentary.
Deep down, Schumi is definitely happy - he just can't show it.
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