Ralf Schumacher's son congratulates his father for his happiness in gay relationship and says 'I'm very happy you've finally found someone with whom you feel comfortable' - nine years after divorcing his mother Cora

Ralf Schumacher's boy has congratulated his begetter aft nan erstwhile Formula One driver revealed his same-sex narration to nan world successful a astonishment societal media station this weekend. 

Ralf, a six-time expansive prix victor and nan relative of seven-time world champion Michael came retired arsenic cheery successful a societal media station connected Sunday, sharing an image of himself embracing his business manager, a Frenchman named Etienne. 

The 49-year-old wrote: 'The astir beautiful point successful life is erstwhile you person nan correct partner by your broadside pinch whom you tin stock everything,' pinch their narration later confirmed by communal friend and German character Carmen Geiss. 

Racing driver boy David, 22, this greeting came retired successful afloat support of his father, writing: 'I'm very happy that you've yet recovered personification pinch whom you tin really show that you consciousness comfortable and safe. 

'It doesn't matter whether you're a man aliases a woman. I'm 100% down you, Dad, and I wish you each nan best! Congratulations!'

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

The brace were joined for 14 years, having tied nan knot backmost successful 2001 months anterior to David's birth.

David grew up go-karting alongside Michael Schumacher's boy Mick, and competed successful Formula 4 and Formula 3 classes earlier moving into German touring car title DTM. 

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. 

But while Ralf besides maintains a adjacent narration pinch boy David, often attending his races wherever they are routinely pictured smiling together, German outlet BILD reported David and Cora person had small to nary interaction since 2022. 

Ralf's business manager-turned-romantic partner Etienne meantime 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 precisely 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.' 

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.'