F1 LIVE | Briatore discloses harsh Schumacher health update, Verstappen to leave Red Bull after this season?
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Briatore's heartbreaking update on Schumacher's conditions
Flavio Briatore has shared a heartfelt reflection on Michael Schumacher, whose condition remains a mystery more than a decade after his skiing accident in Meribel. The two go way back with Briatore being the one who poached Schumacher from Jordan giving him his shot at Benetton in the early '90s, and together they clinched back-to-back world titles in '94 and '95. That chapter was the launchpad for Schumacher’s domination at Ferrari, where he wrote history with five straight championships from 2000 to 2004.
With the family maintaining strict privacy, Briatore offered a rare, emotional glimpse into how he remembers the seven-time champion. “If I close my eyes, I see him smiling after a victory,” he told Corriere della Sera. “I prefer to remember him like that rather than him just lying on a bed.” He also added that he remains in close contact with Corinna Schumacher, the German's wife, who continues to fiercely protect Michael’s privacy.
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Norris eats harsh criticism of Hamilton whole
Back in 2020, Lando Norris ruffled feathers when he downplayed Lewis Hamilton’s dominance, saying the six-time world champ had it easy in a car that “should win every race.” At the time, Norris made it sound like Hamilton’s success was more about the machinery than the man behind the wheel, offering little more than a casual “fair play to him.”
Fast forward to 2025, and the script has flipped. Norris now has a title-worthy car at his disposal and the pressure that comes with it. After crashing into teammate Oscar Piastri in Canada and slipping further behind in the standings, reality has hit hard apparently. Meanwhile, Piastri is thriving. At the F1: The Movie premiere, Norris showed a new level of humility, calling Hamilton’s seven titles and 100+ wins “something I can’t even dream of.”
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