Michael Schumacher wanted to manage his son Mick in F1, says former manager – skiing accident ‘changed everything’
- Ex-manager of seven-times Formula One champion says the motorsport legend wanted to form a father-son team
- Willi Weber has not heard from the Schumacher family since he was replaced as manager in 2013
The former manager of Michael Schumacher has revealed that the seven-times Formula One champion had “secretly planned” to manage his son, Mick, until fate dealt him a cruel hand.
Schumacher retired from Formula One at the end of the 2012 season and was eventually replaced at Mercedes by reigning five-times champion Lewis Hamilton.
According to Willi Weber, Schumacher was anxious to get “his boy into Formula One and even manage him the way I used to manage him”.
Weber was Schumacher’s manager until he was replaced by Sabine Kehm after the German great suffered serious brain injuries during a skiing accident in December 2013. The now 50-year-old German has not been heard from since. Weber said the accident “changed everything” and plans of a father-son team in Formula One ended prematurely.
“Michael was anxious to get his boy into Formula One and even manage him. That would have been a great story. He would have loved that,” Weber told German website motorsport-total.com, adding Michael Schumacher saw his son’s potential.
Mick Schumacher is one of the hottest prospects in motor racing today. Weber said Michael Schumacher attended many of Mick’s kart races before his son turned 14 and knew his son would one day reach Formula One status.