F1 LIVE: Michael Schumacher’s family take legal action over AI magazine piece

Kieran Jackson
Michael Schumacher has not been seen publicly for more than 10 years after his skiing accident (AFP via Getty Images)

Michael Schumacher’s family are planning legal action against a German weekly magazine over an ‘interview’ with the seven times Formula One champion that was generated by artificial intelligence.

A spokesperson for the Schumacher family, when asked for a comment, pointed to published reports of legal action. The Ferrari great has not been seen in public since he suffered a serious brain injury in a skiing accident on a family holiday in the French Alps in December 2013.

The family has guarded his privacy since, with access limited to those closest to him and little information given about his condition. The latest edition of Die Aktuelle ran a front cover with a picture of a smiling Schumacher and the headline promising ‘Michael Schumacher, the first interview’.

Elsewhere, Christian Horner responds to talk of Max Verstappen retiring from the sport, Lewis Hamilton’s remarks about Red Bull’s car this year have been dismissed by Verstappen and Guenther Steiner reveals why he dropped German driver Mick Schumacher.

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