Michael Schumacher latest: Former teammate Vettel pays tribute to 'incredible' F1 legend

Vettel yesterday paid tribute to the seven-time World
Champion, 48, who fell into a coma following a tragic
ski accident in 2013.
He said the racing legend passed on crucial advice in
the early stages of his career, and Schumacher still
remains his role model.
The pair raced together on five occasions, representing
Germany in the Race of Champions between 2007 and
2011.
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Vettel,
30, told
Italian
newspaper Corriere della Sera: " Michael Schumacher
was my idol when I was a child, and he still is today.
"He will always be the number one. I remember when I
met him for the first time, I could not open my mouth,
I was so tense.
"Over time I got to know the person who is not just a
race driver, he's been working hard to bring Ferrari to
the top. Incredible."
Sebastian Vettel paid tribute to Michael Schumacher in
a moving interview
Michael Schumacher in
pictures
Fri, May 26, 2017
Seven time F1 World Champion, Michael
Schumacher is one of the greatest to have driven a
racing car.
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Michael Schumacher at the Belgium Grand Prix in
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The Formula 1 star hailed the seven-time world
champion as his 'idol'
Vettel, who was once dubbed the 'New Schumacher'
by the media, left Red Bull to join Schumacher's
former team Ferrari in 2015.
He was also chosen to collected a German Millennium-
Bambi award for Schumacher's life achievements on
the star's behalf.
In a moving interview, Vettel added: "He is one of the
few people you meet in life, who have an answer for
everything.
"I miss his advice because it was perfect and could be
adapted to any situation, and it would work."
Vettel, 30, was once dubbed the 'new Michael
Schumacher' by the media
Schumacher fell and hit a rock while skiing with his
son Mick, 18, in the French Alps in December 2013.
Despite wearing a helmet, the Formula 1 hero suffered
blood clots on the brain and was placed a medically
induced coma.
Doctors described his condition as "extremely serious"
and said he would almost certainly have died if he was
not wearing head protection.
The Schumacher family have given few updates about
the star's condition
He is reported to be receiving around-the-clock care
from a medical team at his house in Geneva,
Switzerland.
The Schumacher family have given few updates about
the star's condition since the shocking accident.
In December, his manager and lawyer Sabine Kehm
said: "Michael's health is not a public issue, and so we
will continue to make no comment in that regard.
"We have to protect his intimate sphere. Legally seen
and in the longer term, every statement related to his
health would diminish the extent of his intimate
sphere."

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