A DOCUMENTARY based on the life of Michael Schumacher has been postponed as filmmakers need more time to work through the hours of sensitive footage made available by the Formula 1 legend’s family.
Plans to release the film to coincide with the Ferrari icon’s 50th year and the 25th anniversary of his first world title were announced in May.
Michael and Corinna Schumacher married in 1995Credit: Getty – Contributor
Their son, Mick (left), is touted for a future F1 driveCredit: Splash News
Daughter Gina (left) is a professional horse riderCredit: Splash News
However a December 2019 date is no longer possible and reports in Germany point to a delay of up to a year.
Production company B/14 Film told Bild: “The directors and producers want to give themselves more time to complete the film due to the very extensive material.
“The new release date will be announced in due course.”
The documentary will be made up of previously unseen family footage.
Schumacher’s wife Corinna, 50, will have a final say over which sensitive material makes the final cut along with father Rolf and children Gina and Mick.
It is not expected the former racer’s current medical status will be discussed in the film.
Corinna has defended how private she has kept her husband’s conditionCredit: Getty – Contributor
Schumy’s seven world titles is still the F1 recordCredit: Corbis – Getty
But there will be appearances from former teammates and rivals on the grid.
Schumacher suffered a serious head injury while skiing off-piste with son Mick, now 20, in December 2013.
The exact condition of the German has not been made public by his family, and the Ferrari icon’s former manager, Willi Weber, last week stated his fears that Corinna was hiding her husband to ensure the “truth” about his injuries were not made public.
Corinna maintains she is acting in line with her partner’s long-held desire to protect his private life.
Speaking to She’s Mercedes magazine, wife Corinna stated: “He is in the best of hands right now and we are doing everything we can to help him. Try to understand that we follow Michael’s desire to keep his health a secret.”
Following reports of stem cell treatment in September, Michael is understood to be under the care of medical experts in a converted £50million medical facility near Switzerland’s Lake Geneva.
And Formula 1 has continually shown its support for the seven-time world champion, under the banner “Keep fighting, Michael”.
FIA president and the German’s former Ferrari boss Jean Todt revealed he even watched a race with Schumacher last year – adding he “is well looked after in his house”.
Daughter Gina-Marie, 22, is an equestrian rider while son Mick currently races in F1’s reserve series, F2, and is tipped to one day follow his father’s footsteps and join Ferrari.
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Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
