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MICHAEL Schumacher is a Formula One great and seven-time World Champion.

The racing legend has been surrounded by his close-knit family throughout his glittering career and in the years following the tragic skiing accident he suffered in 2013 — here we get to know his wife Corrina and their kids.

Who is Corinna Schumacher?

Born Corinna Betsch in Halver in the former West Germany on March 2, 1969, Michael’s wife is also a sporting champion.

She won the European Western-style Horse Riding Championship in 2010.

In 2013, Michael told a German TV channel that he and his wife had never had a serious fight.

He said: “It’s because we share the same values. During all the time I was racing she was my guardian angel.”

Michael and Corrina’s wedding

The couple met in 1991 through a mutual friend.

They married in August 1995 in Germany and the couple live in Switzerland.

In the 2021 Netflix documentary Schumacher, Corrine said of her husband: “At parties, he was the first to arrive and the last to leave.

“He loved it… We laughed so much and had so much real fun.

“We all ended up in the pool every time, that was Michael’s thing. Even at our wedding people were thrown into the pool!

Corrine and Michael own horse ranches in Texas and Switzerland — the latter was gifted to her by Michael on their 10th wedding anniversary and is located in Givrins.

Horrific accident

Since Michael’s skiing accident in 2013, Corinna has been fiercely protective of her husband’s privacy.

She spearheads his round-the-clock care at their family home on Lake Geneva, Switzerland.

Corinna has allowed only a select few close friends and relatives to visit Michael, maintaining strict conditions for these visits.

The F1 legend was put in a medically induced coma after a fall in the French Alps in December 2013.

How many children do they have?

Michael and Corrina have two kids together.

Corinna gave birth to their first child, Gina-Maria, in 1997 with Mick following two years later.

Gina-Marie

Gina-Maria is Michael and Corinna’s eldest child, born on February 20, 1997.

Like her mother before her, Gina-Maria is a successful equestrian.

The 27-year-old has made a name for herself in the world of competitive horse riding, particularly in Western riding disciplines.

Her competitive highlights include:

• August 2024: Won the Non Pro Championship at The Run For A Million in Gordonville, Texas, riding All Right Magnum with a score of 222.
• April 2024: Captured back-to-back NRBC Non Pro Classic Championships, winning on Gunin Addy Tude.
• 2023: Secured the NRBC Non Pro Championship on Gunnastepya.
• 2021: Earned the Reserve Championship at the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity.
• 2018: Achieved a gold medal at the National Reining Horse Association’s novice Cavalli event.
• 2018: Topped the World Championships for junior riders.
• 2017: Won the FEI World Reining Championships held in Switzerland.

In September 2024, Gina-Maria tied the knot with partner Iain Bethke on the sun-soaked Spanish island of Majorca at the luxury abode Corinna is understood to have bought in 2017 from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.

She posted a snap to her Instagram showing her and Iain cuddling up, along with the words: “Forever yes to you, yes to forever.”

Among the guest list was Corrina, Michael’s brother Ralf and his partner Etienne Bosquet-Cassagne, who also attended a pre-party at upmarket Mhares Sea Club on Friday afternoon.

It’s unclear whether Michael attended either event.

Mick

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Mick followed in his father’s footsteps to pursue a career in motorsport[/caption]

Mick, born on March 22, 1999, is Michael and Corinna’s youngest child and only son.

Following in his father’s illustrious footsteps, Mick pursued a career in motorsport.

He competed in Formula One for the Haas F1 Team during the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

However, he lost his seat for the 2023 season and currently serves as a reserve driver for Mercedes and McLaren.

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.

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.

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Mick and Corrina pictured together in 2017[/caption]

Speaking about his victory with Mobil 1 The Grid, the young racer said the track brought back happy memories as it was labelled “the living room of my dad”.

And 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.”

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.

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Michael and Corrina pictured after he competed in his 200th Grand Prix in Spain on May 9, 2004[/caption]

“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.

He said: “I don’t feel that pressure because I don’t pay attention to it, I just blend it out.

“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 I can do.”

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Michael and Corrine celebrating him winning the 2000 F1 World Championship[/caption]

What Corinna has said about Michael ‘s health

On the Netflix documentary Corinna spoke about Michael’s 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.

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Michael and Corinna having a laugh on the Italian Alps in January 2000[/caption]

“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”.

She continued: “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 what 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.”

A Made In Chelsea star has revealed she’s given birth to her first child and shared sweet snaps.

The reality star, 28, took to Instagram to announce her happy news with adorable photo of her fiance cradling their newborn.

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Made In Chelsea star Nicole has given birth to her first child[/caption]

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And one of her cradling their baby boy[/caption]

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Nicole only revealed she was pregnant in August[/caption]

Nicole Berry – who joined Made In Chelsea in 2021 – wrote alongside it: “We made magic.

“Welcome to the world beautiful boy.”

The snap showed proud dad Naz Mitrou-Long holding his son just moments after he was born.

Nicole also shared another post of her holding her boy and added: “No words could truly express.

“The purest form of love. Truly.”

Nicole only revealed her pregnancy in August, sharing a snap of her in a bikini cradling her bump.

Shortly afterwards she confirmed she and Naz were engaged as she showed off her huge diamond ring at her baby shower.

Sharing pictures from the day, Nicole wrote: “My sister threw me the most perfect baby shower ever.

“I just love my fiancée/family/friends so much I could puke! Weee.”

Nicole only appeared in two episodes of the most recent series of Made In Chelsea but still managed to make quite an impact.

Viewers watched her have a fiery exchange with Olivia ‘Liv’ Bentley over drinks after they ended up in a love triangle with Tristan Phipps.

She was previously linked to footballer Dele Alli after they were pictured together at Sexy Fish restaurant in London’s Mayfair in 2021.

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The reality star later confirmed she and Naz are engaged[/caption]

A MAN who came down with deadly ‘camel flu’ that can be passed around through coughing flouted doctors orders by boarding a plane a day later.

The patient, a Saudi Arabian man in his 50s, was admitted to hospital with a fever, cough and heart palpitations but discharged himself the next day “against medical advice” before travelling.

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The man boarded a flight to Pakistan while ill with camel flu – which can spread through droplets released by coughs[/caption]

Swabs taken during the man’s hospital stay revealed that his symptoms were caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a rare but severe respiratory illness.

But by that time, he’d already taken a flight to Pakistan – leaving health officials scrambling to locate him and trace people he came into contact with.

Symptoms of the virus – dubbed ‘camel flu’ due to being found in the animals – can start off as a fever and cough.

But these can spiral into pneumonia and severe breathing difficulties, which can prove deadly to some.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), MERS is fatal to about 36 per cent of people who contract it – though it noted that this figure may be inflated due to mild cases of the illness being under-reported.

The virus is most often identified in people who’ve been in contact with infected animals and there’s evidence that camels in the Middle East are the main source of MERS.

But it can also be passed from person to person through virus-laden droplets that spray into the air when someone coughs.

In the case of the Saudi Arabian patient, it’s unclear how he contracted MERS as he hadn’t come into contact with camels, nor was he a health worker – another circumstance that can put people at risk of contracting the sometimes deadly disease.

The man, aged between 50 and 55 and living in an eastern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, developed a fever, cough, shortness of breath and palpitations on August 28 this year, according to a WHO report.

His symptoms were initially flagged as heart-related when he was admitted on to a local hospital on August 31, but he was transferred to a medical complex on September 1.

“From there he was discharged at his request the same day, against medical advice,” it was stated in the report.

He proceeded to board a flight the following day, September 2.

Swabs testing for respiratory illnesses were taken during the man’s hospital stay.

They came back as positive for MERS-CoV on September 4 – by which time the man had already travelled to Pakistan.

Health officials were left scrambling to locate the men, over fears he may have spread the disease to people he came into contact with.

The NHS notes that MERS doesn’t seem to be very contagious between people unless they’re in close contact.

After being tracked down in Pakistan, the man was transferred to a public hospital and placed under “strict isolation”.

Health authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia monitored a member of the patient’s household, 23 health workers and two patients who came into contact with him.

His contacts in Pakistan were also followed up with too.

“A total of 41 nasopharyngeal samples, including repeat samples of the case and close contacts were collected and tested,” the WHO report stated.

“The patient tested positive, albeit with a low viral load, while all contacts tested negative.

“Close contacts, including family members and health workers, were closely monitored for 14 days, and no secondary cases have been identified.”

The patient was finally discharged on September 13 after receiving a negative test result for MERS-CoV.

A follow-up appointment five days later confirmed he’d made a full recovery from the dangerous virus.

Since the beginning of the year, a total of five cases of camel flue have been reported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, along with four deaths.

A previous WHO disease outbreak alert issued in May flagged that three people who had no direct contact with camels had contracted MERS, sparking concerns of a wider spread.

Most previous outbreaks are traced back to people working in close contact with the animals or their raw milk.

PANDEMIC THREAT

MERS is a relatively new disease and was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012 when it jumped from camels to humans.

Since then, there have been 2,204 cases and 860 deaths, according to the WHO.

The majority of cases are reported in the Arabian Peninsula, but some have been discovered elsewhere – including the UK.

A total of five cases of MERS have been reported in the UK since 2012, with the most recent in August 2018.

The bug is part of the coronavirus family that can cause diseases ranging from the common cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

MERS is more deadly but less transmissible than its sister bug, Covid-19.

The WHO has previously listed MES as one of several diseases —alongside the mysterious disease X, an as-yet unknown pathogen —that had the potential to spark an epidemic but for which there is no specific treatment or vaccine.

The NHS advises people travelling to the Middle East – especially those with long-term medical conditions – to practice good hygiene.

This means regularly washing your hands with soap and water, especially after visiting farms, barns or market areas.

You should also:

• Avoid contact with camels
• Avoid raw camel milk and/or camel products
• Avoid eating or drinking any type of raw milk, raw milk products, and any food that may be contaminated with animal secretions, unless it’s been peeled and cleaned and/or thoroughly cooked

According to WHO, the virus tends to cause more severe outcomes in older adults, people with weakened immune systems, and those with underlying health conditions such as renal disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, and diabetes.

IT’S that time of the week when Dream Team managers start mulling over their captaincy options for the upcoming Gameweek.

Gameweek 7 is a simple one in the sense that it only features a full round of Premier League fixtures so there’s no midweek action to factor into the equation.

But the captaincy debate is set to divide gaffers with several familiar favourites vying for the armband.

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Erling Haaland (£9.2m)

Manchester City’s No9 mustered just four points against Newcastle last weekend before normal order was restored in midweek with a goal against Slovan Bratislava, his 11th of the season in all competitions.

The Norwegian poacher was substituted soon after and Pep Guardiola later referenced a heavy knock the striker suffered against Magpies but, at this stage, there’s no suggestion he’ll miss out against Fulham on Saturday.

Haaland at home against any team will always be a strong captaincy option but it’s worth noting the Cottagers have started the campaign in fine form.

Marco Silva’s side are currently sixth in the table and only league-leaders Liverpool have conceded fewer goals across the first six fixtures.

Haaland will be the most-selected skipper for Gameweek 7, as is always the case, but it’s not a complete no-brainer on paper – it still requires a certain degree of courage to bet against him.

Bukayo Saka (£6.4m)

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Dream Team’s top midfielder[/caption]

Dream Team bosses who captained Arsenal’s Star Boy in Gameweek 6 were handsomely rewarded.

The England international earned 14 points against Leicester via five bonus points (the maximum for a single outing), FOUR big chances created, two shots on target and two tackles.

Saka followed that up with an 11-point return at home to PSG in the Champions League – he scored his side’s second goal on Tuesday night.

His grand total of 82 points has propelled him up to third in the overall rankings and first among midfielders.

What’s really interesting is that he’s outperformed Haaland by seven points across the last four games.

Those tempted to captain Saka in Gameweek 7 will only be encouraged further by his fixture: Southampton at the Emirates.

Saints have mustered just one point since promotion to the top flight – only Wolves and Everton have conceded more goals.

Mohamed Salah (£7.5m)

Like Saka, Liverpool’s talisman banked a whopping 25 points in Gameweek 6 at the expense of Wolves and Bologna.

Suddenly, Salah is within striking distance of Haaland at the top of rankings, ten points shy of the machine-like poacher.

The Egyptian hero has scored six goals and registered five assists in his first nine outings this season – he’s the definition of modern Dream Team legend.

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Salah rarely misses out against Crystal Palace[/caption]

Gameweek 7 brings a trip to Selhurst Park and while such a match-up will still send shivers down the spine of fans old enough to remember ‘Crystanbul’, Arne Slot’s side head to South London as strong favourites as the only team to have won five of their first six league games.

In contrast, the Eagles are languishing in 18th and are yet to register their first win of the campaign.

Salah has eight goals and five assists against Palace in 12 league meetings since he joined Liverpool.

Cole Palmer (£6.2m)

Any player who scores four goals in one half automatically becomes a leading captaincy candidate the following Gameweek.

Chelsea host Nottingham Forest on Sunday and while Nuno Espirito Santo’s troops have kept it tight at the back so far this season, Palmer is seemingly a rare game-breaking talent.

The Blues’ main man is by far and away the most transferred-in player ahead of Gameweek 7 and the third most-selected captain at the time of writing.

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Elsewhere, Kai Havertz (£4.9m), Ollie Watkins (£5.9m) and Dominic Solanke (£4.2m) all deserve to be in the captaincy conversation based on recent form but it’s hard to look past the usual suspects for this weekend’s action.

If we had to single out one player we’d probably edge it to Saka based on his 25-point haul in Gameweek 6 and the way Southampton crumbled in first half at Bournemouth on Monday night.

But of course Haaland is capable of severely punishing those who place the armband elsewhere.

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