CORINNA SCHUMACHER married Formula One seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher back in 1995.
During their time together, she has not only supported him throughout his racing career but is still by his side helping him recover from the horrifying skiing accident he suffered in 2013.
Who is Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna Betsch?
Corinna was born on March 2, 1969, in Halver in what was West Germany and is also keen on sports.
In 2010 she won the European Championship in western-style horse riding.
The couple own horse ranches in Texas and Switzerland.
After Michael’s skiing accident Corinna has kept out of the spotlight.
Corinna has been my Michael Schumacher’s side since 1991
F1 legend Michael, a seven times world champion, was put in a medically induced coma after a fall in the French Alps in December 2013.
He was skiing with his son Mick when he hit his head on rocks.
And, despite wearing a helmet, the German star fell into a coma for six months after the accident and doctors said he had suffered blood clots on the brain.
Physicians said the F1 legend would almost certainly have died if he was not wearing head protection.
Corinna had been a big supporter of her husband’s career and was often seen by his side at races.
Back in 2013, he told a German TV channel that he and his wife had never had a serious fight as a married couple.
He said: “It’s because we share the same values. During all the time I was racing she was my guardian angel.”
Michael was taken to a hospital in Paris on September 9 for a stem cell treatment.
How did Michael Schumacher meet her and when did they marry?
The couple met in 1991, through a mutual friend they had.
They married in August 1995 in Germany and the couple lives in Switzerland.
How many children do they have?
Corinna gave birth to their first kid Gina-Maria in 1997 with Mick following two years later.
Gina-Maria is a professional horse rider while Mick drives for Formula One team Haas.
Mick started out in karting but then went on to win the Formula 2 Championship in 2020, which saw him earn his seat in Formula One a season later.
Gina-Maria won the Cavalli a Roma event in Italy, held by the National Reigning Horse Association.
On August 9, 2018, Mick shared memories of his dad after snapping up his first victory in European Formula 3 at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium – his dad’s favourite track.
Speaking about his victory with Mobil 1 The Grid, the young racer said the track brought him many happy memories as it was often labelled “the living room of my dad”.
Mick has faced questions about his dad during his rise up the motorsport pyramid.
Speaking before his first race with Haas in Bahrain, Mick told ESPN: “I had the best teacher and I’m happy to have made it all the way now.
“I’m happy to be here.”
After following his father’s footsteps, in the Netflix documentary about his father, Mick touchingly said how he would “give up everything” to chat with his dad about their shared motorsport success.
He said: “Since the accident, of course, these experiences, these moments that I believe many people have with their parents, are no longer present or to a lesser extent.
“And in my view, that is a little unfair.
“I think me and dad, we would understand each other in a different way now.
“Simply because we speak a similar language – the language of motor sport – and that we would have a lot more to talk about.
“And that is where my head is most of the time.
“Thinking that would be so cool … I would give up everything just for that.”
In an interview with the Independent in March 2022, Mick addressed the perceived burden of being Michael’s son.
“I can create my own legacy while still looking back at what my dad did.
“It’s nice for me to be able to remind people of what my dad did and at the same time show what can I do.”
What has Corinna Betsch said about Michael Schumacher’s health?
On the Netflix documentary Corinna also spoke about Michael’s current condition and how he is living at home with his family.
She said: “Michael is here. Different, but he’s here, and that gives us strength, I find.
“We’re together. We live together at home. We do therapy.
“We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable.
“And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.
“And no matter what, i will do everything I can. We all will.
“We’re trying to carry on as a family, the way Michael like it and still does.
“And we are getting on with our lives.”
Corinna admitted that during the accidents, she was “certain he had a few guardian angels that were keeping an eye out for him.
“I don’t know if it’s just a kind of protective wall that you put up yourself or if it’s because you’re in a way naive but it simply never occurred to me that anything could ever happen to Michael.
“I never blamed God for waht happened.
“It was just really bad luck, all the bad luck anyone can have in life.
“It’s always terrible when you say, ‘Why is this happening to Michael or us?’
“But then why does it happen to other people?
“Of course, I miss Michael every day. But it’s not just me who misses him.
“The children, the family, everyone around him. I mean, everybody misses Michael.”
