The daughter of the former great Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher (57 years old), Gina Maria (29 years old), told in a documentary the moments that followed the tragedy that struck her family. On December 29, 2013, “Schumi” suffered a skiing accident. He was with his 14-year-old son Mick in the resort of Méribel in the French Alps and has not recovered since.
Pain has different times and ways of being processed. Gina Maria Schumacher found the strength to share her reaction after the shock of her father Michael’s skiing accident in the documentary Horsepower, dedicated to her. The former seven-time Formula 1 champion suffered a serious head injury with extensive brain damage. After that fateful December 29, 2013, the German champion began a long and endless recovery. A trip that affected his daughter.
For Gina, the best therapy was riding, as she explains in the documentary produced by the German television channel ZDF and available from April 17: “After my father’s accident, I dedicated myself to this discipline, because I had to do something. Horses have always been important to me. But since then, I couldn’t live without them. They totally helped me“.
Her passion was encouraged by her family: “I’m grateful to be able to do this, it’s not something you can take for granted. My parents gave me the opportunity. Therefore, it was always important for me to work hard in this field, to do it as well as possible“.
Michael fell off a horse
Horses have always intrigued Michael. This is demonstrated by his many appearances at the riding stables with his wife. Gina recalled one particular moment: “When my brother and I were younger, my mother wanted to start riding again, but she was looking for a safe animal. While he was with my father in Dubai, they rode some Arabian horses. Then Michael fell off one of them. Next to it was a Quarter Horse (no – an American breed) to calm the others down, and my mother said she wanted a horse like this“.
The former pilot had made a prediction about his daughter, Gina. His wife Corinna revealed: “When Gina was only 10 years old, Michael told me that she would be better than me: «She is more selfish. When you’re an athlete, you have to be, in a certain way. And that’s a good thing. Otherwise, you will never achieve anything.” Today, I think he was absolutely right“.
