Valuable assets are part of the pharaonic fortune of legendary Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher. Find out the details.
With a career such as his and an image so appreciated around the world, he was sure that Michael Schumacher’s bank account was well stocked. Information that has just been confirmed by the Spanish media Cuatrowhich reveals that the fortune of the legendary pilot automobile would amount to 600 million euros. According to the magazine Sports Illustrated and as pointed out by Galathe holder of seven world champion titles of Formula 1 would have, in addition to its stamps of sportsman, obtained many juicy advertising contracts, of which one of $20 million concluded in 2012 during his last F1 season, with Mercedes. The Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell, one of the largest multinationals, paid him $10 million to wear his caps at each of his appearances. Colossal sums for a driver with an impressive track record, which he and his wife Corinna have skillfully invested.
In particular, they acquired numerous and sumptuous properties, such as their villa in Switzerland on the shores of Lake Geneva, for an amount of nearly 35 million euros. Still according to Cuatro, the famous spouses also offered themselves a ranch, also in Switzerland, to raise horses there, and a property in Mallorca for 40 million euros, not to mention their artificial island, The World, located off the United Arab Emirates. On top of that, of course, you have to count the luxurious car collection by Michael Schumacher. One of them, a 2003 Ferrari, estimated at 9.5 million Swiss francs, was sold at auction in Geneva for the sum of 13 million Swiss francs.
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A life that has changed
The fate of Michael Schumacher took a dramatic turn on Sunday December 29, 2013, the date of his last appearance, in Méribel in Savoie. That day, the emblematic pilot is victim of a serious skiing accident, while he is with his son Mick and three friends. He violently hits a rock during a turn, and falls back on it with force. In shock, his helmet burst and suffered, among other head trauma. Since then, the seven-time world champion has never reappeared and nine years later he is still fighting to get better. Jean Todt, his close friend and former manager at Ferrari is one of the only ones to be able to approach him with the authorization of his family, which has been locking everything down since the terrible accident. In an interview granted on August 31 to the German media PictureJean Todt had declared: “I am happy that the fans, not only in Germany, think of him so much. People ask so many questions about Michael. Fans should know thathe is in the best hands. He is in the best possible situation and surrounded by people who love him“.