Netflix’s ‘Schumacher’ review: A touching profile of the man behind the wheel

The documentary film gives a rare insight into the former Formula One champion’s private life, but questions about his current health still remain unanswered

“How’s Michael Schumacher doing these days?” Even the most well-informed sources can probably not give you the answer you’re looking for, because the former Formula One superstar’s immediate family has remained very tight-lipped about his condition, since he suffered a horrific brain injury while skiing in France, in December 2013.

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However, what the family is trying to tell the world is that Schumacher is very much alive in their hearts and should be for all his fans across the world, in a touching new documentary film streaming on Netflix profiling the man behind the wheel. Given the family’s steadfast resolve to keep news on Schumacher’s health private, it must have been a creditable achievement to get them to lend their voices to the film, but they still stop short of answering that question above.