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No one has forgotten it. Impossible. It has been more than nine years since the skiing accident in Meribel that changed the life of
Michael Schumacher
. Images of him are distant but always present. Schumi is there, a perennial yardstick, a beacon for the evolving Formula 1, who grinds his son Mick, who has a new master in Max Verstappen. The example, the abnegation, the strength. Schumacher is also a point of reference for Ferrari which, as it always turns 54, wishes him best wishes: «Happy birthday Michael. We are with you. Today and every day.” The mayor of Maranello joins the chorus: «Our city’s affection for Schumi goes beyond the value of the driver, who at the wheel has given us an unforgettable season of triumphs in Formula 1. It is his being champion inside and outside the cockpit to have conquered us».

A total champion, a cannibal with a real smile, ruthless but sporty agonist. The biggest onewrites on Twitter sure the Red, remembering the incredible numbers of the seven times world champion (a record he holds with Hamilton). Mick, the boy who raced in his father’s footsteps in Formula 1 with Haas in the last season, was able to compare himself with his figure: he has character, he makes a few mistakes too many, he broke his ties with Ferrari and is now third Mercedes driver, the team where his father had ended his career after returning to racing. In interviews, questions about Schumi are almost completely forbidden. A form of protection for the young driver and respect for the father.

With you on your birthday, @schumacher

Today and all days pic.twitter.com/KkJ4M98F1I

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) January 3, 2023

And then Gina Maria, the equestrian champion daughter, and Corinna, the wife who never left Michael alone. Reserved, able to take care of everything: from raising children to her property, sponsors for Mick, finances, especially care for her husband. «I have never blamed God – she said in tears in the documentary released in 2021, titled «Schumacher» – for what happened that day, but we were struck in the happiest moment of our lives. I miss Michael every single day, we all miss him. He’s still here, he’s different, but he gives us all his strength.”

How is Schumi, a question that has been repeated over and over again over the years. He fights a long battle, perpetually assisted by doctors, nurses, therapists. Taken care of by the family. Last summer in Germany they told how Corinna was thinking of moving the family to Mallorca, where according to the magazine bunde allegedly bought a ranch in the Port Andratx area. A winter residence close to the summer one (always in Majorca), ideal for giving Gina Maria the chance to ride and Michael to fight in a context with a more favorable climate than the villa in Gland, in Switzerland.

There have been no concrete updates on his health for a long time. And maybe we never will. For brain damage it is impossible to have certain progress, hopes often become hypotheses of miracles. “Keep fighting”, “Continue to fight”, is a phrase that has become a symbol, but also the name of a charitable foundation created by the family to invite those in difficulty to “never give up”. As Schumi does.