Ralf Schumacher's boyfriend is his French general manager, they've been together for two years, 'never argue and are sensationally happy', close friend reveals after F1 legend Michael's brother comes out as gay

Ralf Schumacher is successful a narration pinch his business manager, a adjacent friend of nan brace has revealed, hours aft nan erstwhile Formula One driver and relative of seven-time world champion Michael came retired arsenic cheery successful a societal media station connected Sunday. 

Ralf, 49, shared an image of himself and different man pinch their arms astir each different watching a sunset complete nan water accompanied by a rubbing connection that read: 'The astir beautiful point successful life is erstwhile you person nan correct partner by your broadside pinch whom you tin stock everything.'

The astonishment announcement from nan erstwhile driver turned entrepreneur and pundit was met pinch a torrent of congratulations and well-wishes from fans and members of nan motorsport community. 

But German character Carmen Geiss, a adjacent friend of nan couple, revealed that Ralf had already been successful a narration for 2 years, and named his partner arsenic Etienne - a Frenchman who was moving arsenic Ralf's business head erstwhile they fell successful love. 

'They met successful Monaco. Ralf lives successful Salzburg pinch his son, Etienne lives successful Nice. But nan 2 are together rather often,' Geiss said, adding nan brace are 'sensationally happy' and person 'never had an statement aliases dispute'.

Etienne splits his clip betwixt Cape Town successful South Africa and nan metropolis of Nice connected nan French Riviera - conscionable 30 minutes distant from Monaco - location to galore past and coming members of nan glitzy F1 paddock.

There nan business head is said to person met erstwhile Jordan, Williams and Toyota driver Ralf, and nan brace began moving together pinch Etienne managing nan erstwhile driver's affairs. 

But it is not clear erstwhile their narration crossed from master to personal. 

Geiss, 59, told BILD that she and her hubby Robert are often invited to sojourn Ralf and Etienne ever since their loving narration began immoderate 2 years ago.

'Robert and I are very happy for Ralf and Etienne. It's yet out, it's conscionable awesome that nan 2 of them are now surviving retired their love,' she said.

Her question and reply pinch BILD came hours aft nan character responded to Ralf's station connected Sunday pinch a heartfelt connection of support.

'I LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH,' she wrote.

'You person nan champion partner, Etienne, you tin imagine. After 2 years you tin yet show your emotion to nan world. I person known Ralf for much than 25 years and he has ever been a awesome joyousness to me.

'Always liberal, a good-hearted personification who I tin telephone time and nighttime and supra each has ever been honorable pinch maine successful his position.

'I americium happy that I sewage to beryllium a portion of this emotion and moreover much happy for nan 2 who searched and recovered each other, because I besides emotion Etienne deeply.' 

News of Ralf's same-sex narration comes almost a decade aft he divided from ex-wife Cora Brinkman successful 2015. 

The brace were were joined for 14 years, having tied nan knot backmost successful 2001 earlier their divorcement 9 years ago, and besides had a son, David, who shared his support for his begetter connected societal media yesterday.

'I americium very happy that you person yet recovered personification pinch whom you really consciousness that you consciousness very comfortable and secure, nary matter if they are a man aliases a woman,' wrote nan 22-year-old, who is besides a racing driver.

'I americium 100 per cent down you dada and wish you each nan champion and congratulations.'

Cora, now 47, had a racing profession of her own, driving successful various classes and championships, and besides built a abstracted profession successful showbusiness arsenic a Playboy model, tv presenter and actress.

She is champion known for featuring connected German tv programmes for illustration Top of nan Pops, Mareinhof and Alarm Fur Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei, and since nan divided from Ralf launched a floor plan on the big level OnlyFans.

The brace remained adjacent aft their split, pinch Ralf congratulating his ex-wife connected joining nan formed of nan German type of I'm a personage get maine retired of present successful January 2024. 

Though Ralf had a notable profession of his ain successful F1, his achievements were ever overshadowed by those of his seven-time world champion relative Michael, who is wide considered to beryllium 1 of nan champion drivers of each time.

The siblings had a adjacent narration passim their profession but Michael has not been seen successful nationalist since he suffered a superior encephalon wounded successful a sadistic skiing accident in nan French Alps successful 2013.

That incident caused nan notoriously backstage Schumacher family to shelter nan stricken prima from nan world, pinch a prime fewer group now permitted to sojourn him connected nan information they do not stock specifications of his condition. 

Ralf is nary longer successful adjacent interaction pinch Michael and his woman Corinna, but says he is ever location to connection support. 

'When I spot his children Gina-Maria and Mick, my bosom smiles,' Ralf shared pinch German mag Bunte successful November arsenic he elaborate his distant relationship pinch nan family. 

'If personification successful nan family is looking for my advice, I'm there. They spell their ain way.'

The erstwhile F1 driver admitted: 'I miss nan Michael of nan aged days. Life is unfair from clip to time. Michael was very fortunate passim his life. But past location was this tragic accident.'

Ralf, who won six F1 Grand Prix, emphasised that Michael had been much than conscionable his older brother.

He told section media: 'Michael wasn't only my brother. When we were kids, he was besides my coach and mentor. He taught maine virtually everything astir kart racing.'

Ralf said: 'There whitethorn beryllium an property spread of 7 years, but he was ever by my side. We raced together, we practised overtaking manoeuvres and everything that matters successful motorsports.'

The erstwhile Jordan and Williams driver underlined: 'He passed connected each nan different things he had already internalised. I had nan honour to study from nan best.'

Summing up Michael's dire predicament, Ralf added: 'Fortunately, precocious aesculapian subject provides galore opportunities. However, thing is for illustration it utilized to be.'