Michael Schumacher

The greatest Formula One driver of all time suffered a traumatic brain injury while skiing in 2013. The racing world has agreed not to talk about his ...

The impact of the crash left the car in need of a complete rebuild, a seven-figure hit for the team. According to the BBC, at the time “one tabloid journalist even disguised himself as a priest in an attempt to gain access to the ward in which Michael Schumacher was being treated.” In the years since, there has been plenty of speculation about Schumacher but virtually no leaks. The tragic irony, of course: Schumacher spent his entire career in a line of work where, literally, danger lurks behind every curve. The attempted sale was traced through his computer and revealed his asking price: €50,000, at the time roughly $67,000. In the resulting 2003 story, headlined “International Man of Mystery,” Jeff MacGregor wrote of Schumacher: “He is one of the most famous athletes in the world. After Senna’s death, Schumacher would go on to become the dominant driver not just of his era, but of any. When, immediately after the race, Schumacher inquired about Senna’s state, he was told that his rival was in a coma. Through it all, he maintained a drawbridge between himself and the public. Schumacher, then driving for Benetton, went on to win the race, one of his 91 victories. He wanted to drive and he wanted to win. Though German by birth, he is a longtime resident of Gland. Twenty years ago, he and his wife, Corinna, bought Sur Le Moulin, on the shores of Lake Geneva, a mansion that recalls the estate of the von Trapp family.