Netflix: Schumacher

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This has been some time coming but I'm looking forward to it next week. I do wonder how much they'll reveal about his current condition and whether it'll just be another documentary about all the good things he's done, glossing over the *ahem* less than positive moments in his career.

 

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In my experience friends/family of someone generally seem to keep things close to their chest in situations like this if there is hope but still no real progress.

With the little we've heard and the few comments about him not being the Michael he was and how Mick talks to him but he doesn't respond, I suspect it's a forlorn hope and that there's zero chance of any progress.

Never been an MS fan but I will likely watch, however it doesn't feel right to put something like this out there whilst the man is still alive IMO. Just seems a little odd because his journey isn't yet complete and it's not something he's able to be a part of and comment on (I assume). Seems really odd to me.

Because the family wanted privacy and most people respect that

This is all being done with the support of the family - Schumacher would have had a huge fortune but one can't help but wonder if the money is starting to dwindle and this is being done to raise funds.

 

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Don't think there's any chance of that with an estimated net worth of $600M.

It was widely reported when he was moved home that they effectively built a hospital with full life support on the side of his house. I can't imagine that sort of thing is cheap and neither is the care required to keep someone in a vegetative state alive.

 

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Don't get excited.

Nothing controversial, all the negatives glossed over, absolutely nothing mentioned about his current condition.

 

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A bit disappointing, very much a summary view and won't be many suprises in there for those who haved followed F1 for a while.

I thought it was very disappointing. I don't think there was anything whatsoever which was new.

Bit torn on the details of current state. I understand the wish for privacy and protecting family life. But for the many thousands of f1 fans, given his status and influence on the sport i do feel that even just a statement of his current condition to give some sort of info compared to the speculation that exists currently. Think this documentary would have been a perfect platform to do so.

I'd have said 'hundreds of thousands' of fans. From the hype about this over the last few months, I was expecting some kind of an update but absolutely nothing, not even a hint.

And if they said he was effectively in a vegetative state? How would that help to know...

It would stop the speculation. It's as simple as that.

 

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“Michael, you hit the wrong bit of him my friend”

Remember that like it was yesterday!

The crash is about thirty seconds in.

 

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This is a more interesting watch than the entire of Schumacher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt-3KT6ktHU